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

> A privileged local attacker can exploit improper resource isolation in Intel SGX to disclose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2022-38090, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38090, GHSA-p6jp-vhc2-xhh9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38090

## 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 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38090?

It affects 227 products.


Products: Intel Celeron J1750 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1800 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1850 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1900 Firmware, Intel Celeron J3060 Firmware, Intel Celeron J3160 Firmware, Intel Celeron J3355 Firmware, Intel Celeron J3355e Firmware, Intel Celeron J3455 Firmware, Intel Celeron J3455e Firmware, Intel Celeron J4005 Firmware, Intel Celeron J4025 Firmware, Intel Celeron J4105 Firmware, Intel Celeron J4125 Firmware, Intel Celeron J6412 Firmware, Intel Celeron J6413 Firmware, Intel Celeron N2805 Firmware, Intel Celeron N2806 Firmware, Intel Celeron N2807 Firmware, Intel Celeron N2808 Firmware and 207 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions (SGX)

- [CVE-2021-0186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0186/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) SGX SDK applications compiled for SGX2 enabled processors (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38090 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions (SGX). 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-2022-38090/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38090/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38090
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38090
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38090

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38090/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.