vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-21216: Security patch for microcode_ctl (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:P/A:P) | Feb 16, 2023 | Jun 6, 2023 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Added
Jun 6, 2023
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-microcode_ctlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-microcode_ctl-debuginfo
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