High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-36338
CVE-2022-36338
Description
An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. An SMM callout vulnerability in the SMM driver FwBlockServiceSmm, creating SMM, leads to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can replace the pointer to the UEFI boot service GetVariable with a pointer to malware, and then generate a software SMI.
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Affected products
3- Insyde/InsydeH2Odescription
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References
3- binarly.io/advisories/BRLY-2022-017/index.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.insyde.com/security-pledgenvdVendor Advisory
- www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022029nvdVendor Advisory
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