CVE-2022-43945
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
The Linux kernel NFSD implementation prior to versions 5.19.17 and 6.0.2 are vulnerable to buffer overflow. NFSD tracks the number of pages held by each NFSD thread by combining the receive and send buffers of a remote procedure call (RPC) into a single array of pages. A client can force the send buffer to shrink by sending an RPC message over TCP with garbage data added at the end of the message. The RPC message with garbage data is still correctly formed according to the specification and is passed forward to handlers. Vulnerable code in NFSD is not expecting the oversized request and writes beyond the allocated buffer space. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
How to fix
This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-36824 | High | 7.4 | 77% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-8450 | High | 7.3 | 72% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-42945 | Critical | 8.1 | 68% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-6113 | High | 7.8 | 65% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-6116 | High | 7.8 | 28% | - | - |
| CVE-2005-3120 | Critical | 9.8 | 23% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-43945?
Published advisories record a fix for 201 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2022-43945 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-43945 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 22.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-43945?
CVE-2022-43945 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2022-43945 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for linux (Debian), aws (Ubuntu), aws-5.15 (Ubuntu), aws-5.4 (Ubuntu), and 197 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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