CVE-2022-21166 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Processors

What is CVE-2022-21166?

CVE-2022-21166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-459

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21166?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Intel Sgx Dcap, Intel Sgx Psw, Intel Sgx Sdk, Vmware Esxi and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21166?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-21166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-21166, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21166, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21166.