PT-2022-2970
CVE-2022-21166
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Published
2022-06-14
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Updated
2026-10-14
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Intel(R) Processors (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to incomplete cleanup in specific special register write operations, which may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. Additionally, there is a buffer overflow issue in the Intel Software Guard Extensions SDK, Intel SGX DCAP, and SGX PSW, which can be exploited to disclose protected information.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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