Is CVE-2022-33972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-33972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-33972?

CVE-2022-33972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-33972?

CVE-2022-33972 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (13th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33972?

Upgrade intel-microcode on debian 11 to 3.20230214.1~deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-33972

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-682

How to fix

Remediation Available

intel-microcodeDebian

Fixed in:3.20230214.1~deb11u1CVE-2022-33972

Fixed in:3.20230214.1CVE-2022-33972

intel-microcodeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.20230214.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1USN-5886-1

Fixed in:3.20230214.0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5886-1

Fixed in:3.20230214.0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5886-1

Fixed in:3.20230214.0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5886-1

Fixed in:3.20230214.0ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5886-1

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

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

intel.com

Other references1

security.netapp.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.