Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2022 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2022-31222

Low 2.3

In plain English

A low-severity memory leak in CPG BIOS from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell BIOS versions contain a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability. A local authenticated administrator user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by consuming excess memory in order to cause the application to crash.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	CPG BIOS	unspecified – before 21Q4 platforms

Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000202196 x_refsource_MISC