CVE-2022-33986

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: November 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKernel

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the VariableRuntimeDxe software SMI handler could lead to a TOCTOU attack. DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the software SMI handler used by the driver VariableRuntimeDxe could lead to a TOCTOU attack on the SMI handler and lead to corruption of SMRAM. This issue was discovered by Insyde engineering during a security review. This issue is fixed in Kernel 5.4: 05.44.23 and Kernel 5.5: 05.52.23. CWE-367 CWE-367 Report at: https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022056

Affected

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

5.4 ≤ v < 5.4.05.44.235.5 ≤ v < 5.5.05.52.23
Affected range stops below 5.4.05.44.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.5.05.52.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

6.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367

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