Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2023 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2022-33196

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors with Intel® Software Guard Extensions (SGX). 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 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Incorrect default permissions in some memory controller configurations for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors when using Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions which may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20intel-ucode20230214-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-33196
Alpine:v3.21intel-ucode20230214-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-33196
Alpine:v3.22intel-ucode20230214-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-33196
Alpine:v3.23intel-ucode20230214-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-33196
Alpine:v3.24intel-ucode20230214-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-33196
Debian:12intel-microcode3.20230214.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-33196
Debian:13intel-microcode3.20230214.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-33196
Debian:14intel-microcode3.20230214.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-33196
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSintel-microcode3.20230214.0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-33196
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSintel-microcode3.20230214.0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5886-1

Affected products (as reported)

References