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CVE-2022-21151

Published: May 12, 2022Updated: May 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Intel Celeron J SeriesIntel Corp.
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
Intel Celeron N SeriesIntel Corp.
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
Intel Pentium Processor Silver SeriesIntel Corp.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
intel corp.commercialUSHardware Firmwareaka intel
and 406 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00617.html
intel.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21151
nvd.nist.gov
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-21151
access.redhat.com
and 22 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 12, 2022
Last Updated
May 5, 2025

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