CVE-2021-33149 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Processors
An authorized local user can exploit observable behavioral discrepancies in Intel processors to potentially disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-33149?
CVE-2021-33149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Observable behavioral discrepancy in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33149?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Intel Atom Processors Firmware, Intel Celeron Processors Firmware, Intel Core Processors Firmware, Intel Itanium Processors Firmware, Intel Pentium Processors Firmware, Intel Quark Soc Firmware and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-33149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-33149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6p5-m5xh-8xgm.