CVE-2022-21239: INTEL-SA-00809

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Intel® QAT Driver Advisory

Intel ID:

INTEL-SA-00809

Advisory Category:

Software

Impact of vulnerability:

Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service, Information Disclosure

Severity rating:

HIGH

Original release:

05/09/2023

Last revised:

05/09/2023

**Summary: **

Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) drivers may allow escalation of privilege, information disclosure or denial of service. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2022-21804

Description: Out-of-bounds write in software for the Intel® QAT Driver for Windows before version 1.9.0-0008 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 8.4 High

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVEID: CVE-2022-21239

Description: Out-of-bounds read in software for the Intel® QAT Driver for Windows before version 1.9.0-0008 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.6 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVEID: CVE-2022-41808

Description: Improper buffer restriction in software for the Intel® QAT Driver for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.12 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 3.3 Low

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

Windows:

The Intel® QAT Driver for Windows before version 1.9.0-0008.

Linux:

The Intel® QAT Driver for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.12.

Recommendations:

Windows:

Intel recommends updating Intel® QAT Driver for Windows to version 1.9.0-0008 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19732

Linux:

Intel recommends updating Intel® QAT Driver for Linux to version 1.7.l.4.12 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

https://01.org/sites/default/files/downloads/qat1.7.l.4.12.0-00011.tar.gz

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Zimi of Alibaba Orion Security Lab (CVE-2022-21804 and CVE-2022-21229) for reporting these issues.

The following issue (CVE-2022-41808) was found internally by an Intel employee. Intel would like to thank Lukasz Odzioba.

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

05/09/2023

Initial Release

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