Intel® Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools Drivers Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools drivers for Windows may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2022-27808

Description: Insufficient control flow management in some Intel® Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools drivers for Windows before version 1.5.0.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.3 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools drivers for Windows before version 1.5.0.2.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating Intel® Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools drivers for Windows to version 1.5.0.2 or later, which is included for download in the Intel® Administrative Tools for Intel® Network Adapters version 27.6 or later.

Updates are available for download at these locations:

• Intel® Administrative Tools for Intel® Network Adapters:
  <https://www.intel.sg/content/www/xa/en/download/2593/administrative-tools-for-intel-network-adapters.html&gt;.
• Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack:
  <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/15084/739627/intel-ethernet-adapter-complete-driver-pack.html&gt;

Acknowledgements:

The issue was found externally. Intel would like to thank Aobo Wang of Chaitin Security Research Lab (CVE-2022-27808) for reporting the 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.