CVE-2022-33905

low-risk
Published 2022-11-15

DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the AhciBusDxe software SMI handler could cause SMRAM corruption (a TOCTOU attack). DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the software SMI handler used by the AhciBusDxe driver could cause SMRAM corruption through a TOCTOU attack. This issue was discovered by Insyde engineering based on the general description provided by Intel's iSTARE group, Fixed in kernel 5.2: 05.27.23, kernel 5.3: 05.36.23, kernel 5.4: 05.44.23, kernel 5.5: 05.52.23 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022047

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Insyde

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
Vendor Advisory https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022047
Vendor Advisory https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
Vendor Advisory https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022047
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal