CVE-2023-45221

Publication date 16 May 2024

Last updated 11 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in Intel(R) Media SDK all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
intel-mediasdk	26.04 LTS resolute	Not in release
	25.10 questing	Not in release
	25.04 plucky	Not in release
	24.10 oracular	Ignored end of life, was needed
	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable

Notes

mdeslaur

There is no fix available from Intel for this issue

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 4.8 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	Low
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	Low

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.8 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L