CVE-2021-26254 Memory corruption in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products
A privileged local attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel and Killer WiFi products via an out-of-bounds read 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-2021-26254?
CVE-2021-26254 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products, published on 18 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out of bounds read for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26254?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Intel Killer Ac 1550 Firmware, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 Ax1650 Firmware, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6e Ax1675 Firmware, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6e Ax1690 Firmware, Intel Proset Wi-Fi 6e Ax210 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6 Ax200 Firmware and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-26254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-26254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ww3q-xfc6-7g7h.