Description
DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the Int15ServiceSmm software SMI handler could lead to a TOCTOU attack on the SMI handler and lead to corruption of SMRAM. DMA attacks on the parameter buffer used by the software SMI handler used by the driver Int15ServiceSmm 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 5.2: 05.27.23, Kernel 5.3: 05.36.23, Kernel 5.4: 05.44.23 and Kernel 5.5: 05.52.23 CWE-367
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
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References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-450613.pdf
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledgeVendor Advisory
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022052Vendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-450613.pdf
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledgeVendor Advisory
- https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022052Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 14, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified