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CVE-2022-21125

Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 7 products from xen, from fedoraproject, from intel and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-06-15T20:15:17.547

Last Modified

2025-05-05T17:17:37.500

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-459
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-459
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System xen xen * Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 35 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 36 Yes
Application intel sgx_dcap < 1.14.100.3 Yes
Application intel sgx_dcap < 1.14.100.3 Yes
Application intel sgx_psw < 2.16.100.3 Yes
Application intel sgx_psw < 2.17.100.3 Yes
Application intel sgx_sdk < 2.16.100.3 Yes
Application intel sgx_sdk < 2.17.100.3 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 9.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 11.0 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For xen's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.