CVE-2022-44898 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can trigger memory corruption in the Asus Aura Sync driver via crafted IOCTL requests, leading to privilege escalation or denial of service.
- 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-2022-44898?
CVE-2022-44898 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The MsIo64.sys component in Asus Aura Sync through v1.07.79 does not properly validate input to IOCTL 0x80102040, 0x80102044, 0x80102050, and 0x80102054, allowing attackers to trigger a memory corruption and cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or escalate privileges via crafted IOCTL requests.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Asus Aura Sync.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-44898 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-44898 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-873m-q6f6-cfqx.