Unchecked Return Value in Intel Graphics Driver for Windows and Intel Graphics Driver for Linux - CVE-2020-12372

 

Unchecked Return Value in Intel Graphics Driver for Windows and Intel Graphics Driver for Linux - CVE-2020-12372

Published: June 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54252
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12372
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an unchecked return value. A local user can run a specially crafted program to cause a denial of service condition.

Affected software

Intel Graphics Driver for Windows
Intel Graphics Driver for Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2020-12372

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intel Graphics Driver for Windows - update to 26.20.100.8141
Intel Graphics Driver for Linux - update to 26.20.100.8141

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