CVE-2022-29275
In UsbCoreDxe, untrusted input may allow SMRAM or OS memory tampering Use of untrusted pointers...
In UsbCoreDxe, untrusted input may allow SMRAM or OS memory tampering Use of untrusted pointers could allow OS or SMRAM memory tampering leading to escalation of privileges. This issue was discovered by Insyde during security review. It was fixed in: Kernel 5.0: version 05.09.21 Kernel 5.1: version 05.17.21 Kernel 5.2: version 05.27.21 Kernel 5.3: version 05.36.21 Kernel 5.4: version 05.44.21 Kernel 5.5: version 05.52.21 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022058
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In UsbCoreDxe, untrusted input may allow SMRAM or OS memory tampering Use of untrusted pointers could allow OS or SMRAM memory tampering leading to escalation of privileges. This issue was discovered by Insyde during security review. It was fixed in: Kernel 5.0: version 05.09.21 Kernel 5.1: version 05.17.21 Kernel 5.2: version 05.27.21 Kernel 5.3: version 05.36.21 Kernel 5.4: version 05.44.21 Kernel 5.5: version 05.52.21 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022058
- Record
CVE-2022-29275- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In UsbCoreDxe, untrusted input may allow SMRAM or OS memory tampering Use of untrusted pointers could allow OS or SMRAM memory tampering leading to escalation of privileges. This issue was discovered by Insyde during security review. It was fixed in: Kernel 5.0: version 05.09.21 Kernel 5.1: version 05.17.21 Kernel 5.2: version 05.27.21 Kernel 5.3: version 05.36.21 Kernel 5.4: version 05.44.21 Kernel 5.5: version 05.52.21 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022058
- Record
CVE-2022-29275- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-33618
In UsbCoreDxe, untrusted input may allow SMRAM or OS memory tampering Use of untrusted pointers could allow OS or SMRAM memory tampering leading to escalation of privileges. This issue was discovered by Insyde during security review. It was fixed in: Kernel 5.0: version 05.09.21 Kernel 5.1: version 05.17.21 Kernel 5.2: version 05.27.21 Kernel 5.3: version 05.36.21 Kernel 5.4: version 05.44.21 Kernel 5.5: version 05.52.21 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022058
- Record
EUVD-2022-33618- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph2x-fwr9-vjxc
In UsbCoreDxe, untrusted input may allow SMRAM or OS memory tampering Use of untrusted pointers...
In UsbCoreDxe, untrusted input may allow SMRAM or OS memory tampering Use of untrusted pointers could allow OS or SMRAM memory tampering leading to escalation of privileges. This issue was discovered by Insyde during security review. It was fixed in: Kernel 5.0: version 05.09.21 Kernel 5.1: version 05.17.21 Kernel 5.2: version 05.27.21 Kernel 5.3: version 05.36.21 Kernel 5.4: version 05.44.21 Kernel 5.5: version 05.52.21 https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022058
- Record
GHSA-ph2x-fwr9-vjxc- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-29275 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Insyde Kernel, published November 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.