CVE-2022-21123

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 15, 2022 at 07:59 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 04:17 PM UTC
8 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraXen

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Incomplete cleanup of multi-core shared buffers for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.14.100.3
Affected range stops below 1.14.100.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.16.100.3v < 2.17.100.3
Affected range stops below 2.16.100.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.100.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.16.100.3v < 2.17.100.3
Affected range stops below 2.16.100.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.100.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Xen· Xenwordpress-plugin
95%
All versions
All versions

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-459

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