CVE-2022-21198 Race condition in Intel(R) Processors
A race condition in Intel Processor BIOS allows privileged local users to escalate privileges.
- 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-2022-21198?
CVE-2022-21198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 11 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21198?
It affects 447 products.
Products include Intel Celeron 1000m Firmware, Intel Celeron 1005m Firmware, Intel Celeron 1007u Firmware, Intel Celeron 1017u Firmware, Intel Celeron 1019y Firmware, Intel Celeron 1020e Firmware and 441 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-21198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Processors
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjmc-mw59-wqqp.