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Vulnerability IntelligenceUBUNTU-CVE-2022-40982

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40982

MEDIUM6.5

Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable inf

Published Aug 8, 2023

Modified 6 months ago

Fix available

Details

Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected Packages(229 packages)

intel-microcode

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

3.20170707.13.20171117.13.20180108.13.20180108.1+really20171117.13.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.23.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.13.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.23.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.3+13 more

Fixed in:

3.20230808.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

intel-microcode

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Affected versions:

3.20190918.1ubuntu13.20191115.1ubuntu13.20191115.1ubuntu23.20191115.1ubuntu33.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.03.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.13.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.23.20201110.0ubuntu0.20.04.13.20201110.0ubuntu0.20.04.23.20210216.0ubuntu0.20.04.1+4 more

Fixed in:

3.20230808.0ubuntu0.20.04.1

intel-microcode

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Affected versions:

3.20150121.13.20151106.13.20170707.1~ubuntu16.04.03.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu16.04.13.20180108.0~ubuntu16.04.23.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.23.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.13.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+13 more

intel-microcode

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

Affected versions:

1.20130906.1ubuntu21.20130906.1ubuntu32.20140122.12.20140430.1ubuntu12.20140624-t-1ubuntu23.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu14.04.13.20180108.0~ubuntu14.04.23.20180312.0~ubuntu14.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.14.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.14.04.2+12 more

intel-microcode

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

3.20170707.13.20171117.13.20180108.13.20180108.1+really20171117.13.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.23.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.13.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.23.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.3+13 more

intel-microcode

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

Affected versions:

3.20150121.13.20151106.13.20170707.1~ubuntu16.04.03.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu16.04.13.20180108.0~ubuntu16.04.23.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.13.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.23.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.13.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+13 more

Fixed in:

3.20230808.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

intel-microcode

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Fixed in:

3.20230808.1

intel-microcode

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Affected versions:

3.20210608.2ubuntu13.20220510.0ubuntu0.22.04.13.20220809.0ubuntu0.22.04.13.20230214.0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Fixed in:

3.20230808.0ubuntu0.22.04.1

linux

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Affected versions:

5.13.0-19.195.15.0-17.175.15.0-18.185.15.0-22.225.15.0-23.235.15.0-25.255.15.0-27.285.15.0-30.315.15.0-33.345.15.0-35.36+25 more

Fixed in:

5.15.0-82.91

linux

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.2.0-16.194.2.0-17.214.2.0-19.234.3.0-1.104.3.0-2.114.3.0-5.164.3.0-6.174.3.0-7.184.4.0-10.254.4.0-101.124+145 more

Fixed in:

4.4.0-245.279

References(27)

REPORThttps://downfall.page/REPORThttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-40982 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6286-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6315-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6316-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6317-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6318-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6321-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6324-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6325-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6328-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6329-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6330-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6331-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6332-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6346-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6348-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6357-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6388-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6396-1 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6396-2 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6396-3 ADVISORYhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6397-1 REPORThttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40982 REPORThttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/best-practices/threat-analysis-gds.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

ChangedS:C

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Upstream

Related

USN-6286-1 USN-6315-1 USN-6316-1 USN-6317-1 USN-6318-1 USN-6321-1 USN-6324-1 USN-6325-1 USN-6328-1 USN-6329-1 USN-6330-1 USN-6331-1 USN-6332-1 USN-6346-1 USN-6348-1 USN-6357-1 USN-6388-1 USN-6396-1 USN-6396-2 USN-6396-3 USN-6397-1

Ecosystems(30)

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Timeline

PublishedAug 8, 2023

ModifiedJul 15, 2025

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