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hw: cpu: Intel: Stale Data Read from legacy xAPIC vulnerability

Published Aug 18, 2022

Description

Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected products

Remediation

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Red Hat mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation baser or stability.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner intel
Published Aug 18, 2022
Updated May 5, 2025
Reserved Feb 3, 2022
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Apr 23, 2025
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Aug 9, 2022