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CVE-2022-30774

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the PnpSmm driver could change the contents after parameter values have been checked but before they are used (a TOCTOU attack) DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the PnpSmm driver could change the contents after parameter values have been checked but before they are used (a TOCTOU attack) . This issue was discovered by Insyde engineering during a security review. This iss was fixed in Kernel 5.2: 05.27.29, Kernel 5.3: 05.36.25, Kernel 5.4: 05.44.25, Kernel 5.5: 05.52.25. CWE-367 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022043

How to fix

Remediation Available
kernelNVD
Affected:>= 5.5, < 5.5.05.52.25Fixed in:5.5.05.52.25CVE-2022-30774derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2
Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-50379Critical9.844%-Fix
CVE-2023-38146High8.839%-Fix
CVE-2024-0132Critical9.037%-Fix
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