Intel Processor: Vector Exec Unit Info Leak via Microarchitectural Speculation
CVE-2022-40982 Published on August 11, 2023
Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-40982 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
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