CVE-2022-42329
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Dec 7, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 3, 2022
Description
Guests can trigger deadlock in Linux netback driver T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] The patch for XSA-392 introduced another issue which might result in a deadlock when trying to free the SKB of a packet dropped due to the XSA-392 handling (CVE-2022-42328). Additionally when dropping packages for other reasons the same deadlock could occur in case of netpoll being active for the interface the xen-netback driver is connected to (CVE-2022-42329).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-667 Improper Locking
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
|
References
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-424.txt
- [oss-security] 20221208 Re: Xen Security Advisory 424 v1 (CVE-2022-42328,CVE-2022-42329) - Guests can trigger deadlock in Linux netback drivermailing-list
- [oss-security] 20221208 Re: Xen Security Advisory 424 v1 (CVE-2022-42328,CVE-2022-42329) - Guests can trigger deadlock in Linux netback drivermailing-list
- [oss-security] 20221209 Re: Xen Security Advisory 424 v1 (CVE-2022-42328,CVE-2022-42329) - Guests can trigger deadlock in Linux netback drivermailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221222 [SECURITY] [DLA 3244-1] linux-5.10 security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221223 [SECURITY] [DLA 3245-1] linux security updatemailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-625862.html
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