#VU70469 Resource management error in Xen - CVE-2022-42328
Published: December 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70469
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42328
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources. An attacker with access to the guest OS can trigger deadlock in Linux netback driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack of the host via the paravirtualized network interface.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.