CVE-2022-21180

Publication date 15 June 2022

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially cause a denial of service via local access.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
intel-microcode 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes


alexmurray

Issue with Intel hardware, no microcode updates to mitigate this - instead OS / virtual machine hypervisors are expected to be patched to remediate this.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H