CVE-2022-33743 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2022-33743

network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs...

7.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs While adding logic to support XDP (eXpress Data Path), a code label was moved in a way allowing for SKBs having references (pointers) retained for further processing to nevertheless be freed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

{'credit_data': {'description': {'description_data': [{'lang': 'eng', 'value': 'This issue was discovered by Jan Beulich of SUSE.'}]}}}

References

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Affected Vendor

Linux

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Affected Software

Linux

Vulnerable Versions:

consult Xen advisory XSA-405

Timeline

Official Publish: July 5th, 2022

Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.