CVE-2022-30197: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Information Disclosure

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2022-Aug

Released

2022-08-09

EPSS Score

0.95% (percentile: 76.4%)

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass KASLR (Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization). See Mitigate threats by using Windows 10 security features. According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Any authenticated user could trigger this vulnerability. It does not require admin or other elevated privileges.

Affected Products (18)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-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

Security Updates (4)

• 5016623
• 5016616
• 5016627
• 5016629

Acknowledgments

Jarvis_1oop of vulnerability research institute

Revision History

• 2022-08-09: Information published.