Medium severity · published Aug 18, 2022
CVE-2022-26373
Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IP
Intel(R) Processors ·
See references · source: vendor
XG
Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5215l Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5215m Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218b Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218n Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218r Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5218t Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5220 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XG
Xeon Gold 5220r Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26373
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26373
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00011.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0005/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00706.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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