CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-0164

Published: Feb 09, 2022 | Modified: Jul 12, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Amt_ac_8260_firmware Intel * 11.8.90 (excluding)
Linux-firmware Ubuntu bionic *
Linux-firmware Ubuntu impish *
Linux-firmware Ubuntu kinetic *
Linux-firmware Ubuntu lunar *
Linux-firmware Ubuntu mantic *
Linux-firmware Ubuntu trusty *
Linux-firmware Ubuntu xenial *

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