PT-2022-4127 · Intel+6 · Intel Processors+6
Andreas Kogler
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Published
2022-08-09
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Updated
2025-11-08
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CVE-2022-21233
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Intel(R) Processors versions 10 through 12
Intel(R) Processors (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors, which may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. This is caused by an architectural flaw that allows access to uninitialized data left in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) registers after previous operations. The problem affects systems using the Software Guard Extensions (SGX) technology.
Recommendations
For Intel(R) Processors versions 10 through 12: Update microcode packages to fix the security vulnerability.
For Intel(R) Processors (affected versions not specified): At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Initialization
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Centos
Intel Processors
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu