Intel NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Driver prior 2.2.0.22 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intel NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Driver. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-21229. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Driver (Hardware Driver Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers before version 2.2.0.22 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was presented 08/19/2022 as intel-sa-00665. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-21229 since 12/09/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.2.0.22 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-26456). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Driver 2.2.0.22

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12/09/2021 🔍
08/19/2022 +252 days 🔍
08/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/24/2026 +1344 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00665
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206803
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2022 13:56
Updated: 04/24/2026 04:36
Changes: 08/19/2022 13:56 (40), 04/24/2026 04:36 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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