What is CVE-2022-21239?

CVE-2022-21239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Quickassist Technology, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-21239?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Intel Quickassist Technology

CVE-2022-21239

Out-of-bounds read in software for the Intel QAT Driver for Windows before version 1.9.0-0008 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Quickassist_technology
N/a Intel Qat Driver For Windows — versions before version 1.9.0-0008

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

secure@intel.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21239?: CVE-2022-21239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Quickassist Technology, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-21239?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.