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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-420.txt | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-420.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/10 | Mailing List Patch 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 |
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Information
Published : 2022-11-01 06:15
Updated : 2022-12-09 10:50
NVD link : CVE-2022-42324
Mitre link : CVE-2022-42324
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CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
xen
- xen
fedoraproject
- fedora