Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2022 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2021-33117
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper access control for some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors before BIOS version MR7, may allow a local attacker to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | intel-microcode | 3.20220207.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33117 |
| Debian:13 | intel-microcode | 3.20220207.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33117 |
| Debian:14 | intel-microcode | 3.20220207.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33117 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5486-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33117 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors | See references |
References
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00586.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRM