Resource management error in Xen - CVE-2022-42314
Published: January 2, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70593
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-42314
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen
Xen
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the Xenstore. A malicious guest can allocate huge amount of memory and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42314
Install updates from vendor's website.