CVE-2022-44898

Public Exploit

Description

The MsIo64.sys component in Asus Aura Sync through v1.07.79 does not properly validate input to IOCTL 0x80102040, 0x80102044, 0x80102050, and 0x80102054, allowing attackers to trigger a memory corruption and cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or escalate privileges via crafted IOCTL requests.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory asus.com Vendor Advisory asus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://heegong.github.io/posts/ASUS-AuraSync-Kernel-Stack-Based-Buffer-Overflow-Local-Privilege-Escalation/ exploit third party advisory technical description
https://www.asus.com/campaign/aura/us/download.php product vendor advisory
https://www.asus.com/content/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/ vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174447/MsIo64-LOLDriver-Memory-Corruption.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-44898?
CVE-2022-44898 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-44898?
To fix CVE-2022-44898, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-44898 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-44898 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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