NULL pointer dereference in some Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software before version 1.73.5335.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentiall…

published 2023-11-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-45942

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits: 0; none known

NULL pointer dereference in some Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software before version 1.73.5335.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel graphics_driver 31.0.101.4255

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-30)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software

Classification

Weakness

CWE-395 Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01020.html

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-42879
NVD CVE-2022-42879

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Summary