CVE-2022-27879 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Processors

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can exploit improper buffer restrictions in Intel processor BIOS firmware to disclose sensitive information.

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-2022-27879?

CVE-2022-27879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 11 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper buffer restrictions in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-92

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27879?

It affects 71 products.

Products include Intel Atom X5-E3930 Firmware, Intel Atom X5-E3940 Firmware, Intel Atom X7-E3950 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1750 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1800 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1850 Firmware and 65 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27879?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-27879 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x7gq-pp25-pv4m.

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