CVE-2022-33982
low-risk
Published 2022-11-14
DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the Int15ServiceSmm software SMI handler could lead to a TOCTOU attack on the SMI handler and lead to corruption of SMRAM. DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the software SMI handler used by the driver Int15ServiceSmm could lead to a TOCTOU attack on the SMI handler and lead to corruption of SMRAM. This issue was discovered by Insyde engineering during a security review. This issue is fixed in Kernel 5.2: 05.27.23, Kernel 5.3: 05.36.23, Kernel 5.4: 05.44.23 and Kernel 5.5: 05.52.23 CWE-367
Do I need to act?
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0.05% 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
6
CVSS 6.4/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022052
Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022052
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low-risk
Severity
17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal