Fedora 35 update for xen
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-23816 CVE-2022-23825 CVE-2022-29900 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-843 CWE-1037 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system xen Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Type Confusion
EUVDB-ID: #VU65219
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23816
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Type confusion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a branch type confusion. A local user can force the branch predictor to predict the wrong branch type and gain access to sensitive information.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 35
xen: before 4.15.3-3.fc35
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-7bc84ae2cc
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Type Confusion
EUVDB-ID: #VU65204
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23825
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Type confusion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a branch type confusion. A local user can force the branch predictor to predict the wrong branch type and gain access to sensitive information.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 35
xen: before 4.15.3-3.fc35
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-7bc84ae2cc
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code
EUVDB-ID: #VU65205
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29900
CWE-ID:
CWE-1037 - Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a mistrained branch predictions for return instructions. A local user can execute arbitrary speculative code under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. The vulnerability was dubbed RETbleed.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 35
xen: before 4.15.3-3.fc35
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-7bc84ae2cc
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
