Information disclosure in Intel Core_i3-6100
CVE-2022-29901
Intel microprocessor generations 6 to 8 are affected by a new Spectre variant that is able to bypass their retpoline mitigation in the kernel to leak arbitrary data. An attacker with unprivileged user access can hijack return instructions…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.049 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@intel.com
- secure@intel.com
- secure@intel.com (mailing-list)
- secure@intel.com (mailing-list)
- secure@intel.com (mailing-list)
- secure@intel.com (mailing-list)
- secure@intel.com (vendor-advisory)
- secure@intel.com (vendor-advisory)
- secure@intel.com (vendor-advisory)
- secure@intel.com (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29901?
- CVE-2022-29901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i3-6100, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2022-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29901?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-29901 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.