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CVE-2021-0168
CVE-2021-0168
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.699999809265137 MEDIUM
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 0.31% · 21.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.699999809265137
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.31%
21.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-firmware | 1.187.1, 0, 1.183 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-firmware | 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.19, 20220217.git6342082c-0ubuntu3, 20220302.gitee0667aa-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-firmware | 1.173.8, 1.173.16, 1.173.15 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-firmware | 20250606.git3b75d677-0ubuntu1, 20250701.gite2dad11e-0ubuntu1, 20250711.git99d64b4f-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-firmware | 1.124, 0, 1.117 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-firmware | 1.157.8, 1.154, 1.155 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-firmware | 20230919.git3672ccab-0ubuntu2.2, 20230919.git3672ccab-0ubuntu2.1, 20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.7 |
Timeline
- Feb 9, 2022 CVE Published
- Feb 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 25, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2023 EPSS Score
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