CVE-2022-42321

Xenstore: Guests can crash xenstored via exhausting the stack Xenstored is using recursion for some Xenstore operations (e.g. for deleting a sub-tree of Xenstore nodes). With sufficiently deep nesting levels this can result in stack exhaustion on xenstored, leading to a crash of xenstored.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-418.txt	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-418.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5272	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZLI2NPNEH7CNJO3VZGQNOI4M4EWLNKPZ/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZVXG7OOOXCX6VIPEMLFDPIPUTFAYWPE/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTMITQBGC23MSDHUCAPCVGLMVXIBXQTQ/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*

Information

Published : 2022-11-01 06:15

Updated : 2022-11-28 12:13

NVD link : CVE-2022-42321

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42321

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

xen

fedoraproject

fedora

{"cve": {"data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-418.txt", "name": "https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-418.txt", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-418.html", "name": "http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-418.html", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "CONFIRM"}, {"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/8", "name": "[oss-security] 20221101 Xen Security Advisory 418 v2 (CVE-2022-42321) - Xenstore: Guests can crash xenstored via exhausting the stack", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "MLIST"}, {"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5272", "name": "DSA-5272", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "DEBIAN"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZLI2NPNEH7CNJO3VZGQNOI4M4EWLNKPZ/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-07438e12df", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "FEDORA"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZVXG7OOOXCX6VIPEMLFDPIPUTFAYWPE/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-99af00f60e", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "FEDORA"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTMITQBGC23MSDHUCAPCVGLMVXIBXQTQ/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-9f51d13fa3", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "FEDORA"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Xenstore: Guests can crash xenstored via exhausting the stack Xenstored is using recursion for some Xenstore operations (e.g. for deleting a sub-tree of Xenstore nodes). With sufficiently deep nesting levels this can result in stack exhaustion on xenstored, leading to a crash of xenstored."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-674"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2022-42321", "ASSIGNER": "security@xen.org"}}, "impact": {"baseMetricV3": {"cvssV3": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 4.0, "exploitabilityScore": 2.0}}, "publishedDate": "2022-11-01T13:15Z", "configurations": {"nodes": [{"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}]}, {"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}]}], "CVE_data_version": "4.0"}, "lastModifiedDate": "2022-11-28T20:13Z"}

6.5 /10