Intel® QAT Software Drivers Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) software drivers for Windows may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2023-41252

Description: Out-of-bounds read in some Intel® QAT software drivers for Windows before version QAT1.7-W-1.11.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.5 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® QAT software drivers for Windows before version QAT1.7-W-1.11.0.

Recommendation:

Intel recommends updating Intel® QAT software drivers for Windows to version QAT1.7-W-1.11.0 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:
<https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19732&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Aobo Wang of Chaitin Security Research 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.