ALPINE-CVE-2022-33740

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CVE-2022-33740
Published: 05 Jul 2022, 13:15
Last modified:03 Dec 2025, 22:49

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Jul 2022, 13:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Dec 2025, 22:49
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Linux disk/nic frontends data leaks T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] Linux Block and Network PV device frontends don't zero memory regions before sharing them with the backend (CVE-2022-26365, CVE-2022-33740). Additionally the granularity of the grant table doesn't allow sharing less than a 4K page, leading to unrelated data residing in the same 4K page as data shared with a backend being accessible by such backend (CVE-2022-33741, CVE-2022-33742).

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•xen

    < 4.14.5-r3 | < 4.15.3-r0 | < 4.15.3-r0 | < 4.16.1-r3 | < 4.16.1-r4 | < 4.16.1-r4 | < 4.16.1-r4 | < 4.16.1-r4 | < 4.16.1-r4 | < 4.16.1-r4 | < 4.16.1-r4

References (1)