CVE-2021-33161

HIGH 7.2CVE-2021-33161 · Published 23/02/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-33161 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting ethernet adapter complete driver (intel).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.21%, higher than 11.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 29.0.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ethernet adapter complete driver intel	`< 29.0.1`	`29.0.1`

Description

Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

References

intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00756.html · Vendor Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

ethernet adapter complete driver

intel

< 29.0.1

29.0.1

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