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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.4

CVE-2022-33907 json

DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the software SMI handler used by the IdeBusDxe driver could cause SMRAM corru…

published 2022-11-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-36944

cvss
6.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the software SMI handler used by the IdeBusDxe driver could cause SMRAM corruption through a TOCTOU attack... DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the software SMI handler used by the IdeBusDxe driver could cause SMRAM corruption through a TOCTOU attack. This issue was discovered by Insyde engineering based on the general description provided by Intel's iSTARE group. Fixed in kernel 5.2: 05.27.25, kernel 5.3: 05.36.25, kernel 5.4: 05.44.25 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022049

Patch / fix

  • insyde kernel 5.2.05.27.25, 5.3.05.36.25, 5.4.05.44.25

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.