What is CVE-2022-33908?

CVE-2022-33908 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insyde Kernel, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-33908?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Insyde Kernel

CVE-2022-33908

DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the SdHostDriver software SMI handler could cause SMRAM corruption through a TOCTOU attack. DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the software SMI handle…

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.001 (3.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Insyde Kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33908?: CVE-2022-33908 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insyde Kernel, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-33908?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.