What is CVE-2022-38083?

CVE-2022-38083 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i5-7640x, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-38083?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Core_i5-7640x

CVE-2022-38083

Improper initialization in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th 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 Core_i5-7640x
Intel Core_i5-7640x_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3820
Intel Core_i7-3820_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3920xm
Intel Core_i7-3920xm_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3930k
Intel Core_i7-3930k_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3940xm
Intel Core_i7-3940xm_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)
secure@intel.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38083?: CVE-2022-38083 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i5-7640x, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-38083?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.