GHSA-cxwj-7754-pq73

GHSA-cxwj-7754-pq73 PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published November 15, 2022

DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the NvmExpressDxe software SMI handler 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 NvmExpressDxe 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. This issue was fixed in kernel 5.2: 05.27.25, kernel 5.3: 05.36.25, kernel 5.4: 05.44.25, kernel 5.5: 05.52.25 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022055

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

Nov 15, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory

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