CVE-2022-40974 Information disclosure in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software
A privileged local attacker can exploit incomplete cleanup in Intel IPP Cryptography to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40974?
CVE-2022-40974 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software, published on 10 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Weakness: CWE-459
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40974?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Integrated Performance Primitives Cryptography.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-40974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software
- CVE-2022-26083 Weak cryptography in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software library
- CVE-2021-33147 Information disclosure in Intel(R) IPP Crypto library
- CVE-2024-21784 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software
- CVE-2022-37409 Information disclosure in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software
- CVE-2022-41646 Information disclosure in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2j8-23gr-f54x.