Incorrect authorization in Xen - CVE-2022-23033
Published: May 30, 2022 / Updated: May 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63797
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23033
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen
Xen
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to guest_physmap_remove_page() function does not remove p2m mappings. A local user issuing a set/way cache maintenance instruction, then calling the XENMEM_decrease_reservation hypercall to give back memory pages to Xen, can cause information leaks, Denial of Service (DoS), or escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23033
Install updates from vendor's website.