CVE-2021-0168 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2021-0168 PUBLISHED

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

EPSS 0.06% · 19.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.06%

19.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	linux-firmware	1.187.17, 1.187.39, 1.187.38
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	linux-firmware	1.204, 1.202, 1.201
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	linux-firmware	1.173.21, 1.173.20, 1.173.19
Ubuntu:25.10	linux-firmware	20250901.git993ff19b-0ubuntu1.9, 0, 20250317.git1d4c88ee-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-firmware	1.127.6, 1.127.5, 1.127.4
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	linux-firmware	1.157.11, 1.157.8, 1.157.6
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	linux-firmware	20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.10, 20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.11, 20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.12

Timeline

Feb 9, 2022 CVE Published
Feb 10, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-0168 third-party-advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00539.html third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0168 third-party-advisory

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