6.5

CVE-2022-2211: libguestfs

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2022:2581-1SUSE-SU-2022:4308-1RHSA-2022:7958
Published 12-07-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2211 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in libguestfs. EPSS estimates a 0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2022:7472

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in libguestfs. This issue occurs while calculating the greatest possible number of matching keys in the get_keys() function. This flaw leads to a denial of service, either by mistake or malicious actor.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.97% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat40 products
  • enterprise_linux8.0 | 9.0
  • guestfs-tools< 0:1.48.2-5.el9
  • guestfs-tools-debuginfo< 0:1.48.2-5.el9
  • guestfs-tools-debugsource< 0:1.48.2-5.el9
  • libguestfs< 1:1.48.4-2.el9
Opensuse3 products
  • libguestfs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 1.44.2-150400.3.3.1
  • libguestfs&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.48.3-3.1
  • virt-v2v&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 1.44.2-150400.3.3.1
Suse3 products
  • libguestfs&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4< 1.44.2-150400.3.3.1
  • libguestfs&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4< 1.44.2-150400.3.3.1
  • virt-v2v&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4< 1.44.2-150400.3.3.1
Debian2 products
  • guestfs-tools< 1.48.2-1+deb12u1 | < 1.48.3-4
  • libguestfs< 1:1.46.2-1
Ubuntu2 products
  • guestfs-toolsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • libguestfsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Libguestfs1 product

6 vendors · 51 products

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