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CVE-2022-42327

HIGH
7.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

x86: unintended memory sharing between guests On Intel systems that support the "virtualize APIC accesses" feature, a guest can read and write the global shared xAPIC page by moving the local APIC out of xAPIC mode. Access to this shared page bypasses the expected isolation that should exist between two guests.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.16.2+90-g0d39a6d1ae-1CVE-2022-42327
Fixed in:4.16.2+90-g0d39a6d1ae-1CVE-2022-42327
Fixed in:4.16.2+90-g0d39a6d1ae-1CVE-2022-42327

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

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