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CVE-2022-36369: INTEL-SA-00765
Improper access control in some QATzip software maintained by Intel® before version 1.0.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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QATzip for Intel® QAT Advisory
**Summary: **
A potential security vulnerability in the QATzip software maintained by Intel® for Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2022-36369
Description: Improper access control in some QATzip software maintained by Intel® before version 1.0.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.8 High
Affected Products:
QATzip software maintained by Intel® before version 1.0.9.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating QATzip software maintained by Intel® for Intel® QAT before version 1.0.9 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location: https://github.com/intel/QATzip/releases/
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Greg Thomas for reporting this issue.
Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.
Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
02/14/2023
Initial Release
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