Denial of service in eXpress Data Path support in Xen

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU65841

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33743

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious network backend to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in eXpress Data Path support implementation in Xen, allowing Linux netfront to use freed SKBs. A malicious network backend can cause denial of service on the guest OS.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Xen: All versions

External links

http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-405.txt
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-405.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/05/5
http://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5191

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.