CVE-2022-32953: High severity insyde h2o vulnerability

Published Feb 15, 2023
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. DMA attacks on the SdHostDriver buffer used by SMM and non-SMM code could cause TOCTOU race-condition issues that could lead to corruption of SMRAM and escalation of privileges. This attack can be mitigated by using IOMMU protection for the ACPI runtime memory used for the command buffer. This attack can be mitigated by copying the link data to SMRAM before checking it and verifying that all pointers are within the buffer.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Insyde InsydeH2O>=5.0<5.2.05.27.27
Insyde InsydeH2O>=5.3<5.3.05.36.27
Insyde InsydeH2O>=5.4<5.4.05.44.27
Insyde InsydeH2O>=5.5<5.5.05.52.27

Event History

Feb 15, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-32953?

CVE-2022-32953 is an issue discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5, which could lead to corruption of SMRAM and escalation of privileges.

2

How does CVE-2022-32953 affect Insyde InsydeH2O?

CVE-2022-32953 affects Insyde InsydeH2O versions 5.0 through 5.5.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-32953?

CVE-2022-32953 has a severity rating of high (7/10).

4

How can I mitigate CVE-2022-32953?

You can mitigate CVE-2022-32953 by using IOMMU protection.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-32953?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-32953 on the Insyde Security Pledge page and SA-2023013 security advisory.

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