What is CVE-2022-21136?

CVE-2022-21136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i9-7900x, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-21136?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel Core_i9-7900x

CVE-2022-21136

Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Core_i9-7900x
Intel Core_i9-7900x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7920x
Intel Core_i9-7920x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7940x
Intel Core_i9-7940x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7960x
Intel Core_i9-7960x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7980xe
Intel Core_i9-7980xe_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21136?: CVE-2022-21136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i9-7900x, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-21136?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.