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CVE-2023-22655

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Protection mechanism failure in some 3rd and 4th Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

How to fix

Remediation Available
intel-microcodeDebian
Fixed in:3.20240312.1~deb11u1CVE-2023-22655
Fixed in:3.20240312.1~deb12u1CVE-2023-22655
Fixed in:3.20240312.1CVE-2023-22655
Fixed in:3.20240312.1CVE-2023-22655
microcode_ctlRocky
Fixed in:4:20230808-2.20240531.1.el9_4RHEA-2024:7620
Fixed in:4:20230808-2.20240531.1.el9_4RHEA-2024:7620
Fixed in:4:20240910-1.el9_5RHSA-2024:9401
Fixed in:4:20240910-1.el9_5RHSA-2024:9401
microcode_ctlRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:4:20230808-2.20240531.1.el9_4RHEA-2024:7620
Fixed in:4:20240910-1.el9_5RHSA-2024:9401
Fixed in:4:20240910-1.el9_5RHSA-2024:9401
Fixed in:4:20230808-2.20240531.1.el9_4RHEA-2024:7620
intel-microcodeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.20240514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1USN-6797-1
Fixed in:3.20240514.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1USN-6797-1
Fixed in:3.20240514.0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-6797-1
Fixed in:3.20240514.0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6797-1
Fixed in:3.20240514.0ubuntu0.23.10.1USN-6797-1
Fixed in:3.20240514.0ubuntu0.24.04.1USN-6797-1

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

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days
16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

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