CVE-2022-23033
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CVE-2022-23033 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. arm: guest_physmap_remove_page not removing the p2m mappings The functions to remove one or more entries from a guest p2m pagetable on Arm (p2m_remove_mapping, guest_physmap_remove_page, and p2m_set_entry with mfn set to INVALID_MFN) do not actually clear the pagetable entry if the entry doesn't have the valid bit set. It is possible to have a valid pagetable entry without the valid bit set when a guest operating system uses set/way cache maintenance instructions. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
arm: guest_physmap_remove_page not removing the p2m mappings The functions to remove one or more entries from a guest p2m pagetable on Arm (p2m_remove_mapping, guest_physmap_remove_page, and p2m_set_entry with mfn set to INVALID_MFN) do not actually clear the pagetable entry if the entry doesn't have the valid bit set. It is possible to have a valid pagetable entry without the valid bit set when a guest operating system uses set/way cache maintenance instructions. For instance, a guest issuing a set/way cache maintenance instruction, then calling the XENMEM_decrease_reservation hypercall to give back memory pages to Xen, might be able to retain access to those pages even after Xen started reusing them for other purposes.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | >= 4.12.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/25/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-23Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5117Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-393.txtVendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/25/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-23Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5117Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-393.txtVendor Advisory
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