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CVE-2022-33746

6.5 · MEDIUM

P2M pool freeing may take excessively long The P2M pool backing second level address translation for guests may be of significant size.

Published Oct 11, 2022CWE-404EPSS 0.29%

Overview

CVE-2022-33746 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 11, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

P2M pool freeing may take excessively long The P2M pool backing second level address translation for guests may be of significant size. Therefore its freeing may take more time than is reasonable without intermediate preemption checks. Such checking for the need to preempt was so far missing.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/11/3Refxenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-410.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJOMUNGW6VTK5CZZRLWLVVEOUPEQBRHI/Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWSC77GS5NATI3TT7FMVPULUPXR635XQ/Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZVXG7OOOXCX6VIPEMLFDPIPUTFAYWPE/Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-07Refwww.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5272Refxenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-410.txtRefwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/11/3Refxenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-410.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33746?

CVE-2022-33746 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 11, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-33746?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-33746?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-33746?

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