Intel CPU Gather Date Sampling Downfall information exposure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Intel CPU. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Gather Date Sampling. Such manipulation leads to information exposure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-40982. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Intel CPU (Chip Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Gather Date Sampling. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-203. The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 08/08/2023. The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-40982 since 09/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/17/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211574 (Oracle Linux 9 : microcode_ctl (ELSA-2024-9401)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211574) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1086). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • SUSE Linux
  • IBM QRadar SIEM

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (Intel Corporation): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information exposure
CWE: CWE-203 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211574
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : microcode_ctl (ELSA-2024-9401)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/27/2022 🔍
08/08/2023 +315 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/17/2025 +801 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: DLA 3525-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-40982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236594
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1086 - IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2023 21:25
Updated: 10/17/2025 05:47
Changes: 08/08/2023 21:25 (37), 08/09/2023 02:28 (1), 09/02/2023 10:54 (2), 09/02/2023 10:59 (12), 11/19/2024 12:27 (17), 10/17/2025 05:47 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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