# CVE-2022-45163: Information disclosure in n/a

> Physically proximate attackers can leak memory contents from NXP i.MX devices via the Serial Download Protocol port in cold and warm boot attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:P/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrqq-ffjh-mjxv

## What is CVE-2022-45163?

CVE-2022-45163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information-disclosure vulnerability exists on select NXP devices when configured in Serial Download Protocol (SDP) mode: i.MX RT 1010, i.MX RT 1015, i.MX RT 1020, i.MX RT 1050, i.MX RT 1060, i.MX 6 Family, i.MX 7Dual/Solo, i.MX 7ULP, i.MX 8M Quad, i.MX 8M Mini, and Vybrid. In a device security-enabled configuration, memory contents could potentially leak to physically proximate attackers via the respective SDP port in cold and warm boot attacks. (The recommended mitigation is to completely disable the SDP mode by programming a one-time programmable eFUSE. Customers can contact NXP for additional information.)

Weakness: CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45163?

It affects 23 products.


Products: Nxp I.mx 6 Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6dual Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6duallite Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6dualplus Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6quad Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6quadplus Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6solo Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6sololite Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6solox Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6ull Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6ultralite Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6ulz Firmware, Nxp I.mx 7dual Firmware, Nxp I.mx 7solo Firmware, Nxp I.mx 7ulp Firmware, Nxp I.mx 8m Mini Firmware, Nxp I.mx 8m Quad Firmware, Nxp I.mx 8m Vybrid Firmware, Nxp I.mx Rt1010 Firmware, Nxp I.mx Rt1015 Firmware and 3 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45163 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2022. 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-2022-45163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-45163/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45163/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45163
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45163
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45163

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