Intel CPU Branch Predictor information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Intel CPU. This impacts an unknown function of the component Branch Predictor. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-0001. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Intel CPU (Chip Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Branch Predictor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 03/12/2022 as intel-sa-00598. The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-0001 since 10/15/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236670 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0125: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0125)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236670). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 236670
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0125: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0125)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

10/15/2021 🔍
03/12/2022 +148 days 🔍
03/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2025 +1163 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00598
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194797

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2022 08:00
Updated: 05/18/2025 18:27
Changes: 03/12/2022 08:00 (38), 03/12/2022 08:01 (1), 03/16/2022 06:53 (1), 04/01/2025 22:47 (33), 05/18/2025 18:27 (2)
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