CVE-2022-22445 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: What is CVE-2022-22445?

CVE-2022-22445 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An attacker that gains service access to the FSP (POWER9 only) or gains admin authority to a partition can compromise partition firmware.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-22445?

CVE-2022-22445 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-22445?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibm Powervm Hypervisor.

Vulnerability Description

An attacker that gains service access to the FSP (POWER9 only) or gains admin authority to a partition can compromise partition firmware.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ibm	Powervm Hypervisor	>= fw950, < fw950.40

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224546VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6604071Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224546VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6604071Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-22445?

CVE-2022-22445 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An attacker that gains service access to the FSP (POWER9 only) or gains admin authority to a partition can compromise partition firmware.

How severe is CVE-2022-22445?

CVE-2022-22445 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-22445?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibm Powervm Hypervisor.