CVE-2022-42879

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-42879?

Upgrade graphics driver to 31.0.101.4255 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-42879 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-42879 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.21% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 11% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-42879?

CVE-2022-42879 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-42879 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for graphics driver (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NULL pointer dereference in some Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software before version 1.73.5335.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CWE-395 CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

graphics driverNVD

Affected:< 31.0.101.4255Fixed in:31.0.101.4255CVE-2022-42879derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

intel.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-395 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-2832	High	7.5	1.5%	-	-
CVE-2025-15514	High	7.5	0.7%	-	-
CVE-2024-27659	Medium	6.5	0.6%	-	-
CVE-2024-27658	Medium	6.5	0.6%	-	-
CVE-2025-58142	Critical	9.8	0.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-27466	Critical	9.8	0.4%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-42879?

Upgrade graphics driver to 31.0.101.4255 or later.

Is CVE-2022-42879 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-42879 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.21% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 11% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-42879?

CVE-2022-42879 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-42879 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for graphics driver (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.