A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
CVEID: CVE-2022-21229
Description: Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers before version 2.2.0.22 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B.
Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71D.
Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71C.
Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71A.
Intel recommends updating the Control Center software for the Intel® NUC9 Extreme Laptop Kits to version 2.2.0.22 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
Intel would like to thank Zimi of Alibaba Orion Security Lab 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.