CVE-2022-21793 Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 1.11.4.0 and in the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controller drivers for VMWare
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Ethernet controller drivers for VMware due to insufficient control flow management.
- 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-2022-21793?
CVE-2022-21793 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 1.11.4.0 and in the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controller drivers for VMWare, 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
Insufficient control flow management in the Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 1.11.4.0 and in the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 2.1.5.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21793?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware I40en, Vmware Ixgben.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21793?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-21793 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21793 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-83qg-x9mg-rj3j.