CVE-2022-40982

Public Exploit

Description

Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Categories

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory intel.com
Affected: n/a Intel(R) Processors
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00828.html vendor advisory mitigation exploit
https://downfall.page third party advisory exploit technical description
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2023-007/ third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/7027704 third party advisory
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-435.html mitigation third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230811-0001/ third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5474 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5475 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T7WO5JM74YJSYAE5RBV4DC6A4YLEKWLF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OL7WI2TJCWSZIQP2RIOLWHOKLM25M44J/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKREYYTWUY7ZDNIB2N6H5BUJ3LE5VZPE/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00026.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKKYIK2EASDNUV4I7EFJKNBVO3KCKGRR/
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-435.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-40982?
CVE-2022-40982 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-40982?
To fix CVE-2022-40982, 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-2022-40982 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-40982 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2022-40982?
CVE-2022-40982 affects n/a Intel(R) Processors.
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