CVE-2022-42323
MEDIUMXen - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
Xenstore: Cooperating guests can create arbitrary numbers of nodes T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] Since the fix of XSA-322 any Xenstore node owned by a removed domain will be modified to be owned by Dom0. This will allow two malicious guests working together to create an arbitrary number of Xenstore nodes. This is possible by domain A letting domain B write into domain A's local Xenstore tree. Domain B can then create many nodes and reboot. The nodes created by domain B will now be owned by Dom0. By repeating this process over and over again an arbitrary number of nodes can be created, as Dom0's number of nodes isn't limited by Xenstore quota.
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
10.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (5)
xen/xen
debian/debian_linux
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora
Timeline
Published
Nov 01, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026