Bug 2238962 (CVE-2022-40964)

Summary:	CVE-2022-40964 hw: intel: Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, jburrell, jwright, prodsec-ir-bot, rogbas, vkumar
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	linux-firmware-20230804	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	An improper access control flaw was found in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software that may allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2239143
Bug Blocks:	2238972

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-09-14 14:48:03 UTC

Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

References:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00766.html

Comment 2 Pedro Sampaio 2023-09-15 13:39:43 UTC

Created linux-firmware tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2239143]

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-07 08:20:50 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:6595 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6595

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2024-05-28 14:06:31 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:3422 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3422

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2024-06-17 00:45:32 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2024:3939 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3939

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2024-07-16 15:36:19 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:4575 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4575