Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-42324

Oxenstored 32->31 bit integer truncation issues Integers in Ocaml are 63 or 31 bits of signed precision. The Ocaml Xenbus library takes a C uint32_t out of the ring and casts it directly to an Ocaml integer. In 64-bit Ocaml builds this is fine, but in 32-bit builds, it truncates off the most significant bit, and then creates unsigned/signed confusion in the remainder. This in turn can feed a negative value into logic not expecting a negative value, resulting in unexpected exceptions being thrown. The unexpected exception is not handled suitably, creating a busy-loop trying (and failing) to take the bad packet out of the xenstore ring.
Published 2022-11-01 13:15:12
Updated 2024-02-04 08:15:13
Source Xen Project
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Products affected by CVE-2022-42324

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42324

EPSS FAQ
0.02%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 3 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-42324

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1.8
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-42324

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-42324

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