CVE-2023-25951 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software

Medium 6.0 Published 14 Feb 2024 Updated 14 Aug 2024

A privileged local user can escalate privileges due to improper input validation in Intel Wi-Fi software.

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-2023-25951?

CVE-2023-25951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software before version 22.240 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25951?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Intel Killer, Intel Proset\/Wireless.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-25951 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w9vp-f95x-pq8m, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25951.