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CVE-2022-21793

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Insufficient control flow management in the Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 1.11.4.0 and in the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 2.1.5.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• VMware I40En: before 2.1.5.0 — fixed in 2.1.5.0
• VMware Ixgben: before 1.11.4.0 — fixed in 1.11.4.0
• Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 1.11.4.0 and in the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controller drivers for VMWare: before 1.11.4.0 and in the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controller drivers for VMWare before version 2.1.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware I40En 2.1.5.0; VMware Ixgben 1.11.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00650.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00650.html

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