Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-42309

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.
Published 2022-11-01 13:15:11
Updated 2024-02-04 08:15:12
Source Xen Project
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42309

EPSS FAQ
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-42309

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0
6.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-42309

  • The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-42309

Products affected by CVE-2022-42309

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