CVE-2021-0012 Use after free in Intel(R) Graphics Driver
An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel Graphics Drivers due to a use-after-free vulnerability.
- 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-2021-0012?
CVE-2021-0012 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 11 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use after free in some Intel(R) Graphics Driver before version 27.20.100.8336, 15.45.33.5164, and 15.40.47.5166 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0012?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Graphics Driver, Intel Graphics Drivers.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0012 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-2021-0012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Graphics Driver
- CVE-2018-12214 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12216 Code injection in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12220 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2020-0504 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
- CVE-2020-0508 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww4m-wgvm-rv46.