CVE-2022-36797 Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware

Low 3.3 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware.

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-2022-36797?

CVE-2022-36797 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware, 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

Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware before version 1.10.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36797?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Ixgben.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36797?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36797 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-2022-36797 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w54j-wh54-h4xw.

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