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CVE-2022-21216 is a security vulnerability discovered in Intel processors that affects Intel Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable Processors. The vulnerability stems from insufficient granularity of access control in out-of-band management systems. This issue was publicly disclosed on February 16, 2023, affecting multiple processor models including various Intel Atom and Xeon Scalable series (NVD, Intel Advisory).
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (Medium) by NIST with a vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Intel Corporation assessed it with a slightly higher score of 7.5 (High) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability requires adjacent network access and high privileges for exploitation (NVD).
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to escalation of privilege through adjacent network access. The potential impacts include disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, and potential Denial of Service (DoS) (NetApp Advisory).
Intel has released firmware updates to mitigate this vulnerability. Various system vendors, including NetApp, have also released corresponding firmware updates for their affected products. Users are advised to apply the latest firmware updates from their respective hardware vendors (Intel Advisory, NetApp Advisory).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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