CVE-2022-38090 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions (SGX)

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can exploit improper resource isolation in Intel SGX 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
Available

What is CVE-2022-38090?

CVE-2022-38090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions (SGX), published on 16 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors when using Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-922

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38090?

It affects 227 products.

Products include Intel Celeron J1750 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1800 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1850 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1900 Firmware, Intel Celeron J3060 Firmware, Intel Celeron J3160 Firmware and 221 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38090?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-38090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-38090, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38090, GHSA-p6jp-vhc2-xhh9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38090.

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