CVE-2022-21216: High severity Intel Xeon Gold 5315y Firmware vulnerability

Published Feb 16, 2023
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Updated

A potential security vulnerability in some Intel(R) Atom(R) and Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Reference: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00700.html

Other sources

Insufficient granularity of access control in out-of-band management in some Intel(R) Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent network access.

— MITRE

Affected Software

280 affected componentsFixes available
Intel Xeon Gold 5315y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5315y
Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5317
Intel Xeon Gold 5318n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318n
Intel Xeon Gold 5318s Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318s
Intel Xeon Gold 5318y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318y
Intel Xeon Gold 5320 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5320
Intel Xeon Gold 5320t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5320t
Intel Xeon Gold 6312u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6312u
Intel Xeon Gold 6314u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6314u
Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6326
Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6330
Intel Xeon Gold 6330n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6330n
Intel Xeon Gold 6334 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6334
Intel Xeon Gold 6336y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6336y
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Intel Xeon Gold 6338n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6338n
Intel Xeon Gold 6338t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6338t
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6342
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6346
Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6348
Intel Xeon Gold 6354 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6354
Intel Xeon Platinum 8351n Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8351n
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352m Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352m
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352s Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352s
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352v Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352v
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352y Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358p Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358p
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360y Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8362
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368q Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368q
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
Intel Xeon Silver 4309y Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4309y
Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4310
Intel Xeon Silver 4310t Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4310t
Intel Xeon Silver 4314 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4314
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4316
Intel Xeon Gold 6330h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6330h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8356h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8356h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360hl
Intel Xeon Gold 5318h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318h
Intel Xeon Gold 5320h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5320h
Intel Xeon Gold 6328h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6328h
Intel Xeon Gold 6328hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6328hl
Intel Xeon Gold 6348h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6348h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8353h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8353h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8354h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8354h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376hl
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380h
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380hl
Intel Atom P5962b Firmware
Intel Atom P5962b
Intel Atom P5942b Firmware
Intel Atom P5942b
Intel Atom P5931b Firmware
Intel Atom P5931b
Intel Atom P5921b Firmware
Intel Atom P5921b
Intel Atom P5362 Firmware
Intel Atom P5362
Intel Atom P5352 Firmware
Intel Atom P5352
Intel Atom P5342 Firmware
Intel Atom P5342
Intel Atom P5332 Firmware
Intel Atom P5332
Intel Atom P5322 Firmware
Intel Atom P5322
Intel Atom C5325 Firmware
Intel Atom C5325
Intel Atom C5320 Firmware
Intel Atom C5320
Intel Atom C5315 Firmware
Intel Atom C5315
Intel Atom C5310 Firmware
Intel Atom C5310
F5 F5OS-A>=1.5.0<=1.5.1, =1.4.0, >=1.3.0<=1.3.2
1.7.01.5.23
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5315y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5315y
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5317
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5318n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318n
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5318s Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318s
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5318y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318y
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5320 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5320
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5320t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5320t
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6312u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6312u
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6314u Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6314u
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6326 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6326
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6330
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6330n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6330n
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6334 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6334
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6336y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6336y
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6338
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6338n Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6338n
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6338t Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6338t
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6342
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6346
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6348
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6354 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6354
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8351n Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8351n
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352m Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352m
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352s Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352s
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352v Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352v
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352y Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8352y
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358p Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358p
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360y Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360y
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8362
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368q Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8368q
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
All of the following
Intel Xeon Silver 4309y Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4309y
All of the following
Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4310
All of the following
Intel Xeon Silver 4310t Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4310t
All of the following
Intel Xeon Silver 4314 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4314
All of the following
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4316
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6330h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6330h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8356h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8356h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360hl
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5318h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5318h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 5320h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5320h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6328h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6328h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6328hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6328hl
All of the following
Intel Xeon Gold 6348h Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6348h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8353h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8353h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8354h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8354h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376hl
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380h Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380h
All of the following
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380hl Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380hl
All of the following
Intel Atom P5962b Firmware
Intel Atom P5962b
All of the following
Intel Atom P5942b Firmware
Intel Atom P5942b
All of the following
Intel Atom P5931b Firmware
Intel Atom P5931b
All of the following
Intel Atom P5921b Firmware
Intel Atom P5921b
All of the following
Intel Atom P5362 Firmware
Intel Atom P5362
All of the following
Intel Atom P5352 Firmware
Intel Atom P5352
All of the following
Intel Atom P5342 Firmware
Intel Atom P5342
All of the following
Intel Atom P5332 Firmware
Intel Atom P5332
All of the following
Intel Atom P5322 Firmware
Intel Atom P5322
All of the following
Intel Atom C5325 Firmware
Intel Atom C5325
All of the following
Intel Atom C5320 Firmware
Intel Atom C5320
All of the following
Intel Atom C5315 Firmware
Intel Atom C5315
All of the following
Intel Atom C5310 Firmware
Intel Atom C5310
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
alpine/intel-ucode<20230214-r0
20230214-r0
debian/intel-microcode<3.20230214.1
3.20230214.1
debian/intel-microcode<3.20230214.1
3.20230214.1
debian/intel-microcode<3.20230214.1
3.20230214.1
debian/intel-microcode
3.20251111.1~deb12u13.20250812.1~deb12u13.20251111.1~deb13u13.20250812.1~deb13u13.20260227.13.20260925.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade F5 F5OS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.7.01.5.23
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/intel-ucode to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 20230214-r0
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/intel-microcode to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.20230214.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/intel-microcode to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.20251111.1~deb12u1Fixed in 3.20250812.1~deb12u1Fixed in 3.20251111.1~deb13u1Fixed in 3.20250812.1~deb13u1Fixed in 3.20260227.1Fixed in 3.20260925.1

Event History

Feb 16, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 19, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:43 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 6, 2023
Advisory Published
via F5·07:03 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21216?

The severity of CVE-2022-21216 is categorized as critical due to the potential for privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-21216?

To fix CVE-2022-21216, update the affected Intel processor firmware to the latest version provided by Intel.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2022-21216?

CVE-2022-21216 affects various Intel Atom and Xeon Scalable Processors, including specific firmware versions.

4

What types of vulnerabilities does CVE-2022-21216 represent?

CVE-2022-21216 represents an insufficient granularity of access control that allows privilege escalation.

5

Can CVE-2022-21216 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2022-21216 can be exploited via adjacent network access by a privileged user.

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