5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-42331
Intel x86 CPU Speculative Execution Vulnerability
Description

x86: speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path Due to an oversight in the very original Spectre/Meltdown security work (XSA-254), one entrypath performs its speculation-safety actions too late. In some configurations, there is an unprotected RET instruction which can be attacked with a variety of speculative attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 4, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-42331 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Xen xen
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-42331 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Xen Project https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-07 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/21/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/21/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-429.html No Types Assigned http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-429.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5L6PM4RE7MUE6OWA32ZVOXCP235RM2TM/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5L6PM4RE7MUE6OWA32ZVOXCP235RM2TM/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APBMS2Q6746AXAFAITNJMGBNFGNMVLWR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APBMS2Q6746AXAFAITNJMGBNFGNMVLWR/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5378 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5378 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-429.txt No Types Assigned https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-429.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions from (including) 4.5.0 up to (including) 4.17.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5L6PM4RE7MUE6OWA32ZVOXCP235RM2TM/ [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/APBMS2Q6746AXAFAITNJMGBNFGNMVLWR/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5L6PM4RE7MUE6OWA32ZVOXCP235RM2TM/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APBMS2Q6746AXAFAITNJMGBNFGNMVLWR/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5378 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5L6PM4RE7MUE6OWA32ZVOXCP235RM2TM/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/APBMS2Q6746AXAFAITNJMGBNFGNMVLWR/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-429.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/21/3 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-42331 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-42331 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.17887

percentile

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