CVE-2022-21125: debian debian_linux Incomplete Cleanup
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-21125 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 6.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 52 · Related 33Timeline
- 15-06-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Incomplete cleanup of microarchitectural fill buffers on some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
6.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 6.45% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu47 products
- intel-microcodeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 3.20220510.0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1031.35~20.04.1
- linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian4 products
- intel-microcode< 3.20220510.1
- linux< 5.18.5-1
- xen< 4.16.2-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0
Intel3 products
Alpine1 product
- xen< 4.14.5-r2 | < 4.15.2-r2 | < 4.16.1-r2 | < 4.16.1-r3
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL35 | 36
Vmware1 product
- esxiEOL7.0 | 7.0:beta | 7.0:update_1 | 7.0:update_1a | 7.0:update_1b | 7.0:update_1c | 7.0:update_1d | 7.0:update_2 | 7.0:update_2a | 7.0:update_2c | 7.0:update_2d | 7.0:update_3c | 7.0:update_3d
6 vendors · 57 products
References
27 links- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00615.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/16/1Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
Show all 27 references
- www.intel.com/content/…REPORT