usn-5486-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-06-20 04:21
Modified
2026-06-03 10:45
Summary
intel-microcode vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not implement sufficient control flow management. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-0127)

Joseph Nuzman discovered that some Intel processors did not properly initialise shared resources. A local attacker could use this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-0145)

Mark Ermolov, Dmitry Sklyarov and Maxim Goryachy discovered that some Intel processors did not prevent test and debug logic from being activated at runtime. A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-0146)

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not properly restrict access in some situations. A local attacker could use this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-33117)

Brandon Miller discovered that some Intel processors did not properly restrict access in some situations. A local attacker could use this to obtain sensitive information or a remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-33120)

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not completely perform cleanup actions on multi-core shared buffers. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21123, CVE-2022-21127)

Alysa Milburn, Jason Brandt, Avishai Redelman and Nir Lavi discovered that some Intel processors improperly optimised security-critical code. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21151)

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not properly perform cleanup during specific special register write operations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21166)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that some Intel processors did not implement sufficient\ncontrol flow management. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial\nof service. (CVE-2021-0127)\n\nJoseph Nuzman discovered that some Intel processors did not properly\ninitialise shared resources. A local attacker could use this to obtain\nsensitive information. (CVE-2021-0145)\n\nMark Ermolov, Dmitry Sklyarov and Maxim Goryachy discovered that some Intel\nprocessors did not prevent test and debug logic from being activated at\nruntime. A local attacker could use this to escalate\nprivileges. (CVE-2021-0146)\n\nIt was discovered that some Intel processors did not properly restrict\naccess in some situations. A local attacker could use this to obtain\nsensitive information. (CVE-2021-33117)\n\nBrandon Miller discovered that some Intel processors did not properly\nrestrict access in some situations. A local attacker could use this to\nobtain sensitive information or a remote attacker could use this to cause a\ndenial of service. (CVE-2021-33120)\n\nIt was discovered that some Intel processors did not completely perform\ncleanup actions on multi-core shared buffers. A local attacker could\npossibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21123,\nCVE-2022-21127)\n\nAlysa Milburn, Jason Brandt, Avishai Redelman and Nir Lavi discovered that\nsome Intel processors improperly optimised security-critical code. A local\nattacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive\ninformation. (CVE-2022-21151)\n\nIt was discovered that some Intel processors did not properly perform\ncleanup during specific special register write operations. A local attacker\ncould possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21166)\n",
  "id": "USN-5486-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-03T10:45:29Z",
  "published": "2022-06-20T04:21:50Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5486-1"
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    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-0145"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-0146"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-33117"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-33120"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21123"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21127"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21151"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21166"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "intel-microcode vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-0127",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-0145",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-0146",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-33120",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21123",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21127",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21151",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21166"
  ]
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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