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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-38076

high Nessus Plugin ID 224902

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Improper input validation in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2022-38076)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-38076

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-38076

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38076

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 224902

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2022_38076.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 9/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-38076

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl5150-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl1000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2000-firmware, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl7260-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl4965-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl6000g2b-firmware, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6050-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-sd8787-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl4965-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl5150-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl105-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl100-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl2030-firmware, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl6000g2a-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:linux-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3945-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl6050-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libertas-usb8388-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl3160-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2a-firmware, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl5000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl105-firmware, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl1000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl2000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl3945-firmware, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:firmware-nonfree, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libertas-usb8388-olpc-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-usb8388-olpc-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl135-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl7260-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libertas-sd8787-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl6000g2b-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libertas-sd8686-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-sd8686-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl100-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl2030-firmware, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl3160-firmware, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:iwl6000-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:iwl135-firmware, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:linux-firmware, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libertas-usb8388-firmware

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-38076