CVE-2022-34849 Denial of service in Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX drivers for Windows
A privileged local user can cause a denial of service via an uncaught exception in Intel Iris Xe MAX drivers for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-34849?
CVE-2022-34849 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX drivers for Windows, published on 16 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Uncaught exception in the Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX drivers for Windows before version 100.0.5.1436(v2) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-755
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Iris Xe Max Dedicated Graphics.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34849 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-2022-34849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX drivers for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5gc-vrfj-fv23.