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Intel® Ethernet Controllers and Adapters Advisory

Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00918
Advisory Category: Software, Firmware
Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege, Denial of Service
Severity rating: HIGH
Original release: 08/13/2024
Last revised: 08/22/2024
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Summary: 

Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® Ethernet Controllers and Adapters 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-2024-21810

Description: Improper input validation in the Linux kernel mode driver for the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 8.8 High

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 9.3 Critical

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H


CVEID:  CVE-2024-23497

Description: Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel mode driver for the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 8.8 High

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 9.3 Critical

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

 

CVEID:  CVE-2024-21807

Description: Improper initialization in the Linux kernel mode driver for the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 8.8 High

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 9.3 Critical

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

 

CVEID:  CVE-2024-23981

Description: Wrap-around error in Linux kernel mode driver for the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 8.8 High

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 9.3 Critical

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H



CVEID:  CVE-2024-24986

Description: Improper access control in Linux kernel mode driver for the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 8.8 High

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 9.3 Critical

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

 

CVEID:  CVE-2024-21769

Description: Uncontrolled search path in installer for the Intel® Ethernet Software before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 6.7 Medium

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 5.4 Medium

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

 

CVEID:  CVE-2024-23499

Description: Protection mechanism failure in the Linux kernel mode driver for the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver before version 28.3 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 6.5 Medium

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 7.0 High

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H


CVEID:  CVE-2024-24983

Description: Protection mechanism failure in firmware for some Intel® Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters E810 Series before version 4.4 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 6.5 Medium

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 7.0 High

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H


CVEID:  CVE-2024-21806

Description: Improper conditions check in the Linux kernel mode driver for the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Score 3.1: 5.5 Medium

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

CVSS Base Score 4.0: 6.8 Medium

CVSS Vector 4.0:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

 

Affected Products:

Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Linux Kernel Mode Driver issues: 

CVE-2024-23981, CVE-2024-21810, CVE-2024-21807, CVE-2024-23497, CVE-2024-24986, CVE-2024-23499

 

Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers E800 Series with NVM image versions before 3.36 and Intel(R) Ethernet Complete Driver Pack before version 28.3. 

CVE-2024-21806 

 

Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers E800 Series with NVM image versions before 4.4

CVE-2024-24983

 

Windows Installer issue:

CVE-2024-21769

Recommendation:

Intel recommends updating the software for impacted Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Driver to the versions provided below or later.

 

For the Intel® 800 Series Ethernet Linux Kernel Mode Driver issues:

  • CVE-2024-23499:
    • For the Linux Kernel in-tree driver specific patch, update to the latest commit available at this Git location. 

For the Intel® Ethernet Controllers E800 Series issue:

For the Windows Installer issue:

Acknowledgements:

The following issues were found internally by Intel employees: CVE-2024-23981, CVE-2024-21810, CVE-2024-21807, CVE-2024-23497, CVE-and 2024-24986. Intel would like to thank Daniel Medina Velazquez and Thierry Fernandes Faria. 

The following issues were found internally by Intel employees: CVE-2024-21806, CVE-2024-23499 and CVE-2024-24983. 

Intel would like to thank mohammed for reporting CVE-2024-21769. 

 

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.

Revision History

Revision Date Description
1.0 08/13/2024 Initial Release
1.1 08/22/2024 Minor revisions to CVE descriptions, recommendations and affected products.
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