5.5

CVE-2022-21127: debian debian_linux Incomplete Cleanup

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-21127UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21127DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21127
Published 15-06-2022Last modified 05-05-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-21127 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
5.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 21 · Related 18
DSA-5178-1MGASA-2022-0242MGASA-2022-0243OPENSUSE-SU-2022:2177-1SUSE-SU-2022:2077-1SUSE-SU-2022:2078-1

Timeline

  1. 15-06-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Incomplete cleanup in specific special register read operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 5.51% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Intel3 products
Debian2 products
Alpine1 product
  • xenAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu1 product
  • 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

4 vendors · 7 products

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