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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.0908
Intel QAT Drivers Advisory
16 February 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT)
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-37340 CVE-2022-36397
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00751.html
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.3 CVE-2022-36397 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Intel
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00751
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating : HIGH
Original release: 02/14/2023
Last revised: 02/14/2023
Summary:
Potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT)
drivers may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates
to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2022-36397
Description: Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some
Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux before version 4.17 may allow an authenticated
user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEID: CVE-2022-37340
Description: Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows
before version 1.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable
escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
Intel recommends updating Intel QAT drivers for Linux to version 4.17 or later.
o Updates are available for download at this location:
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/738667/QAT.L.4.18.1-00001.tar.gz
Intel recommends updating Intel QAT drivers for Windows to version 1.6 or
later.
o Updates are available for download at this location:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19732/
intel-quickassist-technology-driver-for-windows-hw-version-1-7.html
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Greg Thomas (CVE-2022-36397) and Marius Gabriel Mihai
(CVE-2022-37340) for reporting these issues.
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 02/14/2023 Initial Release
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