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.

Weakness

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

• Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
• Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).
• Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
• Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/128.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/129.html

References

• http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00730.html