What is CVE-2022-33972?

CVE-2022-33972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Xeon_gold_5315y, classified under Incorrect Calculation. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-33972?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Xeon_gold_5315y

CVE-2022-33972

Incorrect calculation in microcode keying mechanism for some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Xeon_gold_5315y
Intel Xeon_gold_5315y_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5317
Intel Xeon_gold_5317_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5318h
Intel Xeon_gold_5318h_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5318n
Intel Xeon_gold_5318n_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5318s
Intel Xeon_gold_5318s_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-682 — Incorrect Calculation

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33972?: CVE-2022-33972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Xeon_gold_5315y, classified under Incorrect Calculation. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-33972?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.