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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2023-32644High confidence

n/a Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software — Protection Mechanism Failure

n/a · Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software

4.3MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

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1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-firmwareUnder evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-36887

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software before version 22.240 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

What

Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software before version 22.240 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Why

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi software before version 22.240 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Why

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
an adjacent network → Protection Mechanism Failure → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Adjacent
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-693

CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ALowAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
UnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-693
A

Official authority intelligence

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-0380Intel PROSet Wireless WiFi Software: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Intel PROSet Wireless WiFi Software ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern oder Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0326Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ord?id=CVE-2023-29383 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2975 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29935 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29935 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29942 Référence CVE CVE-2023-30630 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30630 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31082 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31082 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31346 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31346 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31347 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31347 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32642 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32642 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32644 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32644 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32651 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32651 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32681 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33053 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33053 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33875 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3397 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3446 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3446 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34969 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0316Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ord?id=CVE-2023-29383 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2975 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29935 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29935 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29942 Référence CVE CVE-2023-30630 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30630 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31082 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31082 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31346 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31346 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31347 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31347 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32642 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32642 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32644 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32644 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32651 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32651 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32681 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33053 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33053 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33875 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3397 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3446 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3446 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34969 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0124Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Intel

ord?id=CVE-2023-29153 Référence CVE CVE-2023-29162 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29162 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2976 Référence CVE CVE-2023-30767 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30767 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31189 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31271 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31271 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32280 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32280 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32618 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32618 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32642 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32642 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32644 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32644 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32646 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32646 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32647 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32647 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32651 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32651 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33870 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33870 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33875 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34315 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34315 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34351 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34351 Référence CVE CVE-2023-34983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
before version 22.240
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 14 Feb 2024 · Last source change 14 Aug 2024, 19:51 UTC · CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-36887
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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