CVE-2022-42309
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CVE-2022-42309 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Xenstore: Guests can crash xenstored Due to a bug in the fix of XSA-115 a malicious guest can cause xenstored to use a wrong pointer during node creation in an error path, resulting in a crash of xenstored or a memory corruption in xenstored causing further damage. Entering the error path can be controlled by the guest e.g. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Xenstore: Guests can crash xenstored Due to a bug in the fix of XSA-115 a malicious guest can cause xenstored to use a wrong pointer during node creation in an error path, resulting in a crash of xenstored or a memory corruption in xenstored causing further damage. Entering the error path can be controlled by the guest e.g. by exceeding the quota value of maximum nodes per domain.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | All versions |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-414.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5272Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-414.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-414.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5272Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-414.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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