Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-23981

Intel Ethernet 800 Series Controllers Driver ≤ 28.3

Published
14 August 2024
Modified
06 September 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 9.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0018 8th percentile
Risk Priority 34 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-23981 is a critical-severity Wrap-around Error (CWE-128) vulnerability in Intel Ethernet 800 Series Controllers Driver. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Wrap-around error in Linux kernel mode driver for some Intel(R) Ethernet Network Controllers and Adapters before version 28.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE(s)
CWE-128CWE-682

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1687 Exploitation for Defense Impairment Defense Impairment
Adversaries may exploit vulnerabilities in security software, infrastructure, or defensive components to degrade, disable, or otherwise continue to impair their ability to prevent, detect, or respond to malicious activity.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

intel
ethernet 800 series controllers driver
≤ 28.3

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V15.2.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover wrap-around conditions through static analysis or test cases.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Requiring documented development processes and standards can enforce coding rules and tool usage that reduce introduction of calculation errors.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Security engineering principles include use of safe arithmetic constructs and bounded types that structurally avoid wrap-around.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent wrap-around via safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and language features, but the control addresses many additional weakness classes.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect wrap-around errors through boundary and fuzz testing.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes input validation and bounds checking that can prevent wrap-around errors.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate integer overflow protection and safe arithmetic.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles include use of safe data types and overflow detection mechanisms.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require avoidance of integer overflow and wrap-around conditions.

References