CVE-2023-26591 Denial of service in Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can cause a denial of service in Intel Thunderbolt drivers due to an unchecked return value.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-26591?
CVE-2023-26591 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows, 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
Unchecked return value in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via physical access.
Weakness: CWE-252
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26591?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2023-26591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26591 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-2023-26591 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26591 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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