Information disclosure in Certain HPE ProLiant DL/ML/MicroServer Servers Using Intel Processors

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU63348

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21151

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error during processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code. A local privileged user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen9 Server: before 3.06_04_14_2022

HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen9 Server: before 3.06_04_14_2022

HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus: before 2.58_04_14_2022

HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus server: before 1.58_04_18_2022

HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Server: before 2.58_04_14_2022

HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus server: before 1.58_04_18_2022

HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Server: before 2.58_04_14_2022

External links

http://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbhf04290en_us

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.