CVE-2022-40246

CVE-2022-40246: Arbitrary write vulnerability in SbPei module leads to arbitrary code execution during PEI phase.

Vendor Ami
Product Aptio
Weakness CWE-123
Published September 20, 2022
Last update May 28, 2025

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

A potential attacker can write one byte by arbitrary address at the time of the PEI phase (only during S3 resume boot mode) and influence the subsequent boot stages. This can lead to the mitigations bypassing, physical memory contents disclosure, discovery of any secrets from any Virtual Machines (VMs) and bypassing memory isolation and confidential computing boundaries. Additionally, an attacker can build a payload which can be injected into the SMRAM memory. This issue affects: Module name: SbPei SHA256: d827182e5f9b7a9ff0b9d3e232f7cfac43b5237e2681e11f005be627a49283a9 Module GUID: c1fbd624-27ea-40d1-aa48-94c3dc5c7e0d

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 20, 2022 CVE published
May 28, 2025 Record updated