CVE-2018-19322: GIGABYTE Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE App Center, AORUS Graphics Engine, XTREME Gaming Engine, and OC GURU II expose functionality to read/write data from/to IO ports. This could be leveraged in a number of ways to ultimately run code with elevated privileges.
| Vendor | GIGABYTE |
|---|---|
| Product | Multiple Products |
| Date added to KEV | 2022-10-24 |
| Due date (BOD 22-01) | 2022-11-14 |
| Known ransomware campaign use | Known |
| CWE | CWE-749 |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
What to do
- Identify every instance of GIGABYTE Multiple Products in your environment (asset inventory, EDR, vulnerability scanner).
- Apply CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Federal civilian agencies must act by 2022-11-14 under BOD 22-01; other organizations can use the same date as a target.
- Because ransomware use is known, check for signs of compromise and confirm backups are offline and tested.
- Check the vendor advisory and NVD entry linked below for affected versions, then record the fix in your change log.
This CVE is flagged by CISA as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Rehearse your response before you need it: Ransomware tabletop exercise kit (Runbook Foundry).
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2018-19322 (severity scores, if any, live there)
- CISA KEV catalog entry
- https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Security/1801
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19322