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CVE-2022-33983 Details

Description

DMA transactions which are targeted at input buffers used for the NvmExpressLegacy 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 NvmExpressLegacy 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-2022053

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022053	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022053	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-367	Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition	[email protected]
CWE-367	Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition	CISA-ADP

Affected Products

Product	Versions
insyde kernel	>= 5.2, < 5.2.05.27.25 >= 5.3, < 5.3.05.36.25 >= 5.4, < 5.4.05.44.25 >= 5.5, < 5.5.05.52.25
CPE cpe:2.3:a:insyde:kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Apr 30, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 18, 2022	Initial Analysis	[email protected]