Medium severity · published May 12, 2022
CVE-2022-21136
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Core I9-7900x Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CI
Core I9-7920x Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CI
Core I9-7940x Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CI
Core I9-7960x Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CI
Core I9-7980xe Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XB
Xeon Bronze 3104 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XB
Xeon Bronze 3106 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XB
Xeon Bronze 3206r Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5115 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5118 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5119t Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5120 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21136
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21136
Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00616.html
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