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Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer™ WiFi Advisory
| Intel ID: | INTEL-SA-00766 |
|---|---|
| Advisory Category: | Firmware, Software |
| Impact of vulnerability: | Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service |
| Severity rating: | HIGH |
| Original release: | 08/08/2023 |
| Last revised: | 08/08/2023 |
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer™ WiFi products may allow escalation of privilege or denial of service. Intel is releasing firmware and software updates to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2022-27635
Description: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-46329
Description: Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-40964
Description: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.9 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-36351
Description: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVEID: CVE-2022-38076
Description: Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 3.8 Low
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi software before version 22.200, Killer™ WiFi software before and UEFI firmware before version 3.2.20.23023 (includes versions 2.2.20.23023 and 1.2.20.23023).
| CVE ID | Affected Products | Affected OS |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-27635 CVE-2022-40964 |
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX2011 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX4111 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX2111 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX2102 Intel® Wireless-AC 95601 Intel® Wireless-AC 94621 Intel® Wireless-AC 94611 |
Windows 10 & 11 Linux Chrome OS UEFI |
| CVE-2022-27635 CVE-2022-40964 |
Killer™ Wireless-AC 1550i/s1 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i/s1 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675x/w2 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i/s1 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i/s1 |
Windows 10 & 11 |
| CVE-2022-46329 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | Windows 10 & 11 |
| CVE-2022-36351 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX101 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX203 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX411 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 |
Windows 10 & 11 Linux Chrome OS UEFI |
| CVE-2022-36351 | Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 |
Windows 10 & 11 |
| CVE-2022-38076 | Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 Intel® Wireless-AC 9462 Intel® Wireless-AC 9461 Intel® Wireless-AC 9260 |
Windows 10 & 11 UEFI |
| CVE-2022-38076 | Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 Intel® Wireless 7265 (Rev D) Family Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 Intel® Wireless-AC 9462 Intel® Wireless-AC 9461 Intel® Wireless-AC 9260 |
Linux Chrome OS |
| CVE-2022-38076 | Killer™ Wireless-AC 1550 | Windows 10 & 11 |
1When adapter is used on 13th Generation Intel® Core Processor platforms.
2When adapter is used on any platform.
Recommendation:
Windows:
Intel recommends updating Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi software to version 22.200 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19351
Important note regarding the mitigation ofCVE-2022-27635:
For the below Intel vPro® platforms that have Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) provisioned and Wireless AMT enabled, the CSME version needs to be updated to the below version or newer.
| Platform | CSME Version or newer | Affected Wireless Device |
|---|---|---|
| 12th Generation Intel® Core Processor -P series |
16.1.25.1865v6.1 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 |
| 12th Generation Intel® Core Processor -M,-S or -SBGA series |
16.1.25.1885v2 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 |
| 11th Generation Intel® Core Processors 500 series chipset |
15.0.42.2235 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 |
| 11th Generation Intel® Core Processors 400 series chipset |
14.1.67.2046 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 |
| 11th Generation Intel® Core Processor -U series 500 series chipset |
15.0.42.2268 | Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 Embedded (IOT platform with Linux OS) |
Intel recommends that users of Intel® vPRO® CSME WiFi products update to the latest version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.
Intel recommends updating Killer™ WiFi software to version34.22.1163 or later.
Updates for Killer™ products are available for download at this location:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19779
UEFI:
UEFI firmware to version 3.2.20.23023 (includes versions 2.2.20.23023 and 1.2.20.23023)or later.
Please contact your OEM support group to obtain the correct driver version.
Chrome OS:
Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi drivers to mitigate this vulnerability will be up streamed to Chromium by August 08, 2023. For any Google Chrome OS solution and schedule, please contact Google directly.
Linux OS:
Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi drivers to mitigate this vulnerability will be up streamed by August 08, 2023. Consult the regular open-source channels to obtain this update.
Acknowledgements:
These issues were found internally by Intel employees.
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