Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-0136

Description: Insufficient access control in the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software driver before version 21.10 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.****

CVSS Base Score: 4.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software releases before version 21.10 for Microsoft Windows* 7, 8.1 and 10:

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260****

-Intel® Wireless-N 7260****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 for Desktop****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 (Rev. C)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. C)****

-Intel® Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. C)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 (Rev. D)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. D)****

-Intel® Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. D)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168****

-Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 17265****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260****

-Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 Desktop Kit****

-Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18265****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9560****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9461****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9462****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9260****

-Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200****

-Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

For Google Chrome OS:

An Intel® WiFi driver resolving the vulnerability will be up streamed to Chromium on June 11th, 2019.

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 (Rev.D)

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9560

For Linux OS:

An Intel® WiFi driver resolving the vulnerability will be up streamed on June 11th, 2019.

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260****

-Intel® Wireless-N 7260****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 for Desktop****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 (Rev. C)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. C)****

-Intel® Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. C)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 (Rev. D)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. D)****

-Intel® Wireless-N 7265 (Rev. D)****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168****

-Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 17265****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260****

-Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265****

-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 Desktop Kit****

-Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18265****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9560****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9461****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9462****

-Intel® Wireless-AC 9260****

-Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200****

-Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

Recommendations:

For Microsoft Windows*:

• Intel recommends using Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software version 21.10 or later.
• <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005634/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html&gt;

For Google Chrome OS or Linux:

• Intel recommends that users of Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software update to the latest version provided by the OS supplier that addresses these issues.

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank JPCERT 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.