CVE-2018-18091 Use after free in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows

Medium 6.5 Published 14 Mar 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2026

An unprivileged user can cause a denial of service via local access due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the Intel Graphics Driver kernel mode driver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-18091?

CVE-2018-18091 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 14 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free in Kernel Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions 10.18.x.5059 (aka 15.33.x.5059), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057), 20.19.x.5063 (aka 15.40.x.5063) 21.20.x.5064 (aka 15.45.x.5064) and 24.20.100.6373 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18091?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18091?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2018-18091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-w88j-qxf2-4f7m.