CVE-2022-21156 Null dereference in Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector due to an uninitialized pointer access.

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-2022-21156?

CVE-2022-21156 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Access of uninitialized pointer in the Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector before version 2021.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-824

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21156?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-21156 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w8vg-h5mj-7g47.

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