CVE-2022-1665

Description

A set of pre-production kernel packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power architecture can be booted by the grub in Secure Boot mode even though it shouldn't. These kernel builds don't have the secure boot lockdown patches applied to it and can bypass the secure boot validations, allowing the attacker to load another non-trusted code.

Category

8.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2089529 vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-1665?
CVE-2022-1665 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-1665?
To fix CVE-2022-1665, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-1665 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-1665 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-1665?
CVE-2022-1665 affects n/a Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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