{"id":79112,"date":"2025-09-28T23:45:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:45:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:32:40","slug":"cve-2025-22836-critical-integrity-vulnerability-in-intel-r-800-series-ethernet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22836-critical-integrity-vulnerability-in-intel-r-800-series-ethernet\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-22836: Critical Integrity Vulnerability in Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is a continuously evolving ecosystem, and a recent vulnerability identified in Intel\u2019s 800 Series Ethernet is a stark reminder of this fact. This article discusses the CVE-2025-22836, a significant vulnerability found in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet devices. This weakness could potentially enable an authenticated user to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-21480-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-certbyte\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86349\">escalate privileges via local<\/a> access, paving the way for system compromise or data leakage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7093-critical-vulnerability-in-belkin-f9k1122-1-00-33-impacting-system-security-and-data-integrity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91090\">impact of this vulnerability<\/a> is considerable, given the widespread usage of Intel Ethernet devices in various systems worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-22836<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86660\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-771213171\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet | Before 1.17.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49528-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-adobe-illustrator\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86312\">vulnerability is an instance of an integer overflow<\/a> or wraparound in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet devices. In essence, this means that an attacker, once authenticated, can manipulate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-36342-heap-overflow-vulnerability-in-gpu-driver-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87470\">driver&#8217;s computations by causing an integer to overflow<\/a> or wraparound. This results in unexpected values that could potentially be used to enable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-32444-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-inspirythemes-realhomes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86353\">escalation of privileges<\/a>. The immediate consequence of successful exploitation is unauthorized access at elevated privileges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86387\">leading to potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3234298996\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability could be exploited. Please note that this is an oversimplified representation meant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30330-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-29-3-28-7-5-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91705\">illustrate the vulnerability<\/a>, and actual exploits may vary significantly in their complexity.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ echo &quot;exploit_code&quot; &gt; \/dev\/intel_ethernet\n$ chmod +s \/dev\/intel_ethernet\n$ .\/dev\/intel_ethernet<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this scenario, an attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47129-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker-with-potential-for-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86902\">writes an exploit code<\/a> to the device file for the Intel Ethernet driver. The &#8216;chmod&#8217; command is used to set the SUID bit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57819-critical-vulnerability-in-freepbx-allowing-unauthenticated-access-and-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86549\">allowing the exploit code<\/a> to run with the same permissions as the owner of the file, potentially escalating the attacker&#8217;s privileges if the file owner has higher privileges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Countermeasures and Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a response to this vulnerability, users are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch to prevent potential exploitation. Intel has released a patch for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59033-critical-vulnerability-in-microsoft-s-driver-block-list\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88606\">vulnerability in the 1.17.2 version of the driver<\/a>. If immediate patching is not possible, employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as a temporary mitigation measure, although this does not eliminate the vulnerability. These tools can help detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1740-excessive-authentication-attempts-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-myrezzta\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86725\">attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<br \/>\nAs a best practice, regular security audits and updates are recommended to ensure the safety and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-26383-critical-vulnerability-in-amd-tee-puts-system-integrity-and-data-availability-in-jeopardy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88014\">integrity of your systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is a continuously evolving ecosystem, and a recent vulnerability identified in Intel\u2019s 800 Series Ethernet is a stark reminder of this fact. This article discusses the CVE-2025-22836, a significant vulnerability found in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 800 Series Ethernet devices. This weakness could potentially enable an authenticated user [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[88],"product":[95],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-79112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-linux","product-linux-kernel","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79112"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84874,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79112\/revisions\/84874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79112"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=79112"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=79112"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=79112"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=79112"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=79112"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=79112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}