CVE-2022-21845HighCVSS 4.7

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published
July 12, 2022
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-21845 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to gather information specific to the environment of the targeted component.

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is the contents of Kernel memory. An attacker could read the contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.

🎯 Affected products39

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • +9 more not shown

✅ Remediation

KB5015811 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.3165 KB5015807 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.1826 KB5015827 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.825 KB5015807 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.1826 KB5015814 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.795 KB5015807 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.1826 KB5015832 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.19360 KB5015808 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.5246 KB5015861 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26022 KB5015862 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26022 KB5015874 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20478 KB5015877 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20478 KB5015866 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.0.6003.21569 KB5015870 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.0.6003.21569 KB5015863 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.23771 KB5015875 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.2.9200.23771

🔗 References (29)