# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 1.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2j8-23gr-f54x

## 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 (Incomplete Cleanup)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40974?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26083/): Weak cryptography in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software library (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-33147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33147/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) IPP Crypto library (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2024-21784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21784/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-37409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37409/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2022-41646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41646/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software. 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-2022-40974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40974/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40974

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.