CVE-2022-42331 Affecting xen package, versions <4.17.0-r5
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- published 23 May 2024
- disclosed 21 Mar 2023
Introduced: 21 Mar 2023
CVE-2022-42331 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 xen to version 4.17.0-r5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5L6PM4RE7MUE6OWA32ZVOXCP235RM2TM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APBMS2Q6746AXAFAITNJMGBNFGNMVLWR/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/21/3
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-429.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5L6PM4RE7MUE6OWA32ZVOXCP235RM2TM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/APBMS2Q6746AXAFAITNJMGBNFGNMVLWR/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5378
- https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-429.txt
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-07