CVE-2021-33120

Publication date 9 February 2022

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.4 · Medium

Score breakdown

Out of bounds read under complex microarchitectural condition in memory subsystem for some Intel Atom(R) Processors may allow authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure or cause denial of service via network access.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Brandon Miller discovered that some Intel processors did not properly restrict access in some situations. This may allow a local authenticated user to obtain sensitive information or allow a remote user to cause a denial of service.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
intel-microcode 22.10 kinetic
Fixed 3.20220207.1ubuntu1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.22.04.1
21.10 impish
Fixed 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.21.10.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of ESM support, was ignored [early microcode loading not allowed]

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.4 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5486-1
    • Intel Microcode vulnerabilities
    • 20 June 2022
    • USN-5535-1
    • Intel Microcode vulnerabilities
    • 28 July 2022

Other references