Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-4172 |
CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Traefik Server applications / Other server solutions |
Vendor | Containous |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU72299
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4172
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the read_erst_record() and write_erst_record() functions in the ACPI Error Record Serialization Table (ERST) device of QEMU. A malicious guest can overrun the host buffer allocated for the ERST memory device and crash the QEMU process on the host.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsTraefik: 2.0.0 - 2.9.7
External linkshttp://github.com/containous/traefik/releases/tag/v2.9.8
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.