8.8

CVE-2022-42309: debian debian_linux Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-42309UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42309DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42309
Published 01-11-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-42309 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 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 10 · Related 9
DSA-5272-1SUSE-SU-2022:3925-1SUSE-SU-2022:3928-1SUSE-SU-2022:3947-1SUSE-SU-2022:3960-1SUSE-SU-2022:3971-1

Timeline

  1. 01-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Xenstore: Guests can crash xenstored Due to a bug in the fix of XSA-115 a malicious guest can cause xenstored to use a wrong pointer during node creation in an error path, resulting in a crash of xenstored or a memory corruption in xenstored causing further damage. Entering the error path can be controlled by the guest e.g. by exceeding the quota value of maximum nodes per domain.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.02 pp

From 0.28% 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: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
Alpine1 product
  • xen< 4.14.5-r6 | < 4.15.4-r0 | < 4.16.1-r6 | < 4.16.2-r1
Fedoraproject1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • xenAll versions (No fix recorded)
Xen1 product

5 vendors · 6 products

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