CVE-2022-0001 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Processors

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authorized local users can exploit branch predictor sharing to disclose sensitive information from other contexts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-0001?

CVE-2022-0001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function, published on 11 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Non-transparent sharing of branch predictor selectors between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0001?

It affects 458 products.

Linux distribution packages (1)
xen openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions4.16.0_06-3.1

Products include Intel Atom P5921b, Intel Atom P5931b, Intel Atom P5942b, Intel Atom P5962b, Intel Atom X6200fe, Intel Atom X6211e and 452 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0001?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-0001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0001, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0001, openSUSE-SU-2024:11930-1.

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