Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2023 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2022-21216
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable Processors. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient granularity of access control in out-of-band management in some Intel(R) Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent network access.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | intel-ucode | 20230214-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | intel-ucode | 20230214-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | intel-ucode | 20230214-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | intel-ucode | 20230214-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | intel-ucode | 20230214-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Debian:12 | intel-microcode | 3.20230214.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Debian:13 | intel-microcode | 3.20230214.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Debian:14 | intel-microcode | 3.20230214.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20230214.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21216 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20230214.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5886-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | See references |