CVE-2022-1665 Security feature bypass in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Attackers can bypass Secure Boot on RHEL Power kernels to load untrusted code, compromising system integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1665?
CVE-2022-1665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 21 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A set of pre-production kernel packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power architecture can be booted by the grub in Secure Boot mode even though it shouldn't. These kernel builds don't have the secure boot lockdown patches applied to it and can bypass the secure boot validations, allowing the attacker to load another non-trusted code.
Weakness: CWE-1291
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1665?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-23qr-p57h-8gx4.