CVE-2024-21808 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VPL software
Low 1.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-21808 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-21808 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) VPL software, published on 13 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Intel(R) VPL software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21808/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21808/index.md)
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to improper buffer restrictions in Intel VPL software.
- 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-2024-21808?
CVE-2024-21808 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) VPL software, published on 13 Nov 2024. 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
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) VPL software before version 24.1.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-92
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21808?
How do I fix CVE-2024-21808?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-21808 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21808, GHSA-h3rc-229h-wgjg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21808.