# CVE-2022-31642: Race condition in HP PC BIOS

> Attackers can exploit a race condition in HP PC BIOS to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, cause denial of service, or disclose information.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2xg5-79q2-hw57

## What is CVE-2022-31642?

CVE-2022-31642 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP PC BIOS, published on 14 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in the system BIOS of certain HP PC products, which might allow arbitrary code execution, escalation of privilege, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31642?

It affects 291 products.


Products: Hp Elite Dragonfly Firmware, Hp Elite Dragonfly G2 Firmware, Hp Elite Dragonfly G3 Firmware, Hp Elite Dragonfly Max Firmware, Hp Elite Mini 600 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Mini 800 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Sff 600 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Sff 800 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Slice G2 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 600 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 680 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 800 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite Tower 880 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 1012 G2 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 1013 G3 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 G4 Firmware, Hp Elite X2 G8  Firmware, Hp Elite X360 1040 G9 Firmware, Hp Elite X360 830 G9 Firmware, Hp Elitebook 1040 G4 Firmware and 271 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31642 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HP PC BIOS

- [CVE-2021-3808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3808/): Privilege escalation in HP PC BIOS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-3809](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3809/): Privilege escalation in HP PC BIOS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-31640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31640/): Race condition in HP PC BIOS (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2022-31641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31641/): Race condition in HP PC BIOS (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2019-18913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18913/): Security feature bypass in HP Intel-based Business PCs that support Microsoft Windows 10 Kernel DMA protection. (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31642 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31642 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP PC BIOS, published on 14 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP PC BIOS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31642/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31642/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31642
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31642
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31642

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31642/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.