CVE-2021-33097 Race condition in Intel(R) SGX

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

A time-of-check time-of-use flaw in Intel SGX allows privileged users to escalate privileges via network access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-33097?

CVE-2021-33097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) SGX, published on 17 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Crypto API Toolkit for Intel(R) SGX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33097?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Crypto Api Toolkit for Intel Sgx.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-33097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8x36-3q6c-ccmf.

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