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CVE-2022-42331

x86: speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path Due to an oversight in the very original Spectre/Meltdown security

x86: speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path Due to an oversight in the very original Spectre/Meltdown security work (XSA-254), one entrypath performs its speculation-safety actions too late. In some configurations, there is an unprotected RET instruction which can be attacked with a variety of speculative attacks.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00056
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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2
xen>= 4.5.0 and <= 4.17.0

Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@xen.org
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
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Low High
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None Low High
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None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 Mar 2023 · 01:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vendor Advisories

9
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12833-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0848-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0845-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0846-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0847-1
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