Buffer overflow in Insyde Kernel
CVE-2022-32266
DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by a software SMI handler used by the driver PcdSmmDxe could lead to a TOCTOU attack on the SMI handler and lead to corruption of other ACPI fields and adjacent memory fields. DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by a software SMI handler used by the driver PcdSmmDxe could lead to a TOCTOU attack on the SMI handler and lead to corruption of other ACPI fields and adjacent memory fields. The attack would require detailed knowledge of the PCD database contents on the current platform. This issue was discovered by Insyde engineering during a security review. This issue is fixed in Kernel 5.3: 05.36.23, Kernel 5.4: 05.44.23, Kernel 5.5: 05.52.23. Kernel 5.2 is unaffected. CWE-787 An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. DMA attacks on the parameter buffer that is used by a software SMI handler (used by the PcdSmmDxe driver) could lead to a TOCTOU race-condition attack on the SMI handler, and lead to corruption of other ACPI fields and adjacent memory fields. The attack would require detailed knowledge of the PCD database contents on the current platform.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (7.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Insyde Kernel
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-32266?
- CVE-2022-32266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Insyde Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-32266?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.