Intel CPU information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Intel CPU. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-21233. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel CPU (Chip Software) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

The weakness was released 08/19/2022 as intel-sa-00657. The advisory is available at intel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-21233 since 02/03/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208624 (CentOS 7 : kernel (RHSA-2022:5937)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (208624) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-26459). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208624
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : kernel (RHSA-2022:5937)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/03/2022 🔍
08/19/2022 +196 days 🔍
08/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/24/2026 +1344 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00657
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206746
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2022 10:14
Updated: 04/24/2026 04:36
Changes: 08/19/2022 10:14 (39), 10/13/2024 07:42 (16), 04/24/2026 04:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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