CVE-2022-33986

low-risk
Published 2022-11-15

DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the VariableRuntimeDxe software SMI handler could lead to a TOCTOU attack. DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the software SMI handler used by the driver VariableRuntimeDxe 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 5.4: 05.44.23 and Kernel 5.5: 05.52.23. CWE-367 CWE-367 Report at: https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022056

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 6.4/10 Medium
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-2022056
Vendor Advisory https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
Vendor Advisory https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022056
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low-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal