CVE-2022-36289 Denial of service in Intel(R) Media SDK software

Low 2.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Media SDK due to a protection mechanism failure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-36289?

CVE-2022-36289 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Media SDK software, published on 16 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) Media SDK software before version 22.2.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36289?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Media Software Development Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36289?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2022-36289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36289, GHSA-6pm6-jfxj-pqrf, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36289.

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