CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-42329

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's xen-netback driver, guests can trigger a deadlock when trying to free the SKB of a packet dropped due to XSA-392 handling. The same deadlock could occur when dropping packets for other reasons if netpoll is active for the interface.

Risk Assessment

A deadlock in the network driver can lead to a hang or denial of service on the Xen host. A malicious guest could exploit this to destabilize the host.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel and Xen components to versions containing the fix for this issue. Consider limiting trust in guests in the Xen environment.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Guests can trigger deadlock in Linux netback driver T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] The patch for XSA-392 introduced another issue which might result in a deadlock when trying to free the SKB of a packet dropped due to the XSA-392 handling (CVE-2022-42328). Additionally when dropping packages for other reasons the same deadlock could occur in case of netpoll being active for the interface the xen-netback driver is connected to (CVE-2022-42329).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS