CVE-2022-33748

Description

lock order inversion in transitive grant copy handling As part of XSA-226 a missing cleanup call was inserted on an error handling path. While doing so, locking requirements were not paid attention to. As a result two cooperating guests granting each other transitive grants can cause locks to be acquired nested within one another, but in respectively opposite order. With suitable timing between the involved grant copy operations this may result in the locking up of a CPU.

Category

5.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory xen.org Vendor Advisory xenproject.org
Affected: Xen xen
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-33748?
CVE-2022-33748 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-33748?
To fix CVE-2022-33748, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-33748 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-33748 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-33748?
CVE-2022-33748 affects Xen xen.
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