UPDATE Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM)

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                              ESB-2022.3950.2
                            Intel HAXM Advisory
                             11 November 2022

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM)
Publisher:         Intel
Operating System:  Windows
                   macOS
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2022-21812  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00655.html

Revision History:  November 11 2022: Vendor Update
                   August   10 2022: Initial Release

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Intel ID:                 INTEL-SA-00655
Advisory Category:        Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating :         HIGH
Original release:         08/09/2022
Last revised:             10/31/2022


Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution
Manager (HAXM) software may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing
software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2022-21812

Description: Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before
version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation
of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 8.8 High

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel HAXM software before version 7.7.1.

Recommendation:

Intel recommends updating Intel HAXM software to version 7.7.1 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: https://github.com/intel/
haxm/releases

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank SaifAllah benMassaoud for reporting this issue.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice
called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is
generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.

Revision History

Revision    Date          Description
1.0      08/09/2022 Initial Release
1.1      10/31/2022 Updated Acknowledgement

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