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VMSA-2022-0016: DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) Information Leak vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-21166)

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VMSA-2022-0016: DirectPath I/O (PCI-Passthrough) Information Leak vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-21166)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
06/15/2022
Created
07/16/2022
Added
06/24/2022
Modified
07/25/2022

Description

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

Solution(s)

  • vmware-esxi65-upgrade-19898906
  • vmware-esxi67-upgrade-19898906
  • vmware-esxi70-upgrade-19898904
  • vmware-esxi701-upgrade-19898904
  • vmware-esxi702-upgrade-19898904
  • vmware-esxi703-upgrade-19898904

References

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