CVE-2022-40974
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis vulnerability in Intel IPP Cryptography software versions before 2021.6 involves incomplete cleanup of sensitive data in memory, potentially leaving cryptographic keys or other confidential information accessible after use. A privileged local user could exploit this to extract residual sensitive data from memory.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2021.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Intel IPP Cryptography library on the systemSearch for files or libraries named 'ipp*.dll', 'libipp*.so', 'ipp*.lib', or check installation directories such as /opt/intel/ipp or C:\Program Files\Intel\ipp. Use 'find' or file search tools to locate any ipp cryptography related files.Affected if No Intel IPP Cryptography files are found - the system is not using the affected library.
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Determine the installed version of Intel IPP CryptographyOpen any found library files in a text editor or use command-line tools like 'strings' or 'file' to inspect version metadata. Check for version strings in the file properties or associated README/version documentation files.Affected if The discovered version is any version number lower than 2021.6, or version information cannot be determined.
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Verify application usage of Intel IPP cryptography functionsReview application dependencies and import tables to identify if any software links against or loads the Intel IPP Cryptography library. Search application binaries for references to ipp cryptography functions.Affected if Applications are actively using Intel IPP Cryptography for cryptographic operations (key generation, encryption, signing).
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Check for residual sensitive data in memory after cryptographic operationsThis is a complex memory analysis that requires advanced forensic tools. Dump process memory during or after cryptographic operations and search for patterns matching cryptographic keys or plaintext data that should have been cleared.Affected if Residual sensitive data (keys, plaintext) is found in memory after cryptographic operations complete - indicating active exploitation or vulnerable behavior.
The system is affected if Intel IPP Cryptography library version is found to be installed and is earlier than version 2021.6, and applications are actively using the library for cryptographic operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2021.6
Update Intel IPP Cryptography software to version 2021.6 or later. Identify and inventory all systems using this library and apply the patched version.
2021.6
- Download Intel IPP Cryptography version 2021.6 or later from the official Intel website
- Uninstall the current vulnerable version of Intel IPP Cryptography
- Install the updated version 2021.6 or later
- Verify the installed version is 2021.6 or later using the product's version check mechanism
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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