CVE-2023-22616 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.2 through 5.5. The Save State register is not checked before use. The IhisiSmm driver does not check the value of a save state register before use. Due to insufficient input validation, an attacker can corrupt SMRAM.

Published: 2023-04-12

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:insyde:insydeh2o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-26752	An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.2 through 5.5. The Save State register is not checked before use. The IhisiSmm driver does not check the value of a save state register before use. Due to insufficient input validation, an attacker can corrupt SMRAM.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00076.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://research.nccgroup.com/2023/04/11/stepping-insyde-system-management-mode/
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2023022

History

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Insyde Insydeh2o

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-10T16:27:20.292Z

Reserved: 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-22616

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:13:49.396Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-12T13:15:07.370

Modified: 2025-02-10T17:15:16.200

Link: CVE-2023-22616

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-610

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