CVE-2022-42309
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileDERUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (22)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1939Xen: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-11-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xen und Citrix Systems Hypervisor ausnutzen um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, Informationen offenzulegen oder seine Rechte zu erweitern.
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sources
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references (32)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/4cnnvd
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-414.htmlcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-42309/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTMITQBGC23MSDHUCAPCVGLMVXIBXQTQ/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZVXG7OOOXCX6VIPEMLFDPIPUTFAYWPE/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZLI2NPNEH7CNJO3VZGQNOI4M4EWLNKPZ/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169733/Debian-Security-Advisory-5272-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Xen-denial-of-service-via-Xenstore-39773cnnvd
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