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CVE-2022-42333

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple...

8.6 HighFix available

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.19%Up 1.1 points since Mar 22, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.6

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
CVE-2022-42333
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
CVE-2022-42333
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45408 No score

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
EUVD-2022-45408
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgj2-gwrp-65hq 8.6

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple...

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
GHSA-vgj2-gwrp-65hq
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-42333 8.6

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-42333
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 8.6

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
CVE-2022-42333
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-42333 8.6

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42333
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42333 8.6

x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To allow cachability control for HVM guests with passed through devices, an interface exists to explicitly override defaults which would otherwise be put in place. While not exposed to the affected guests themselves, the interface specifically exists for domains controlling such guests. This interface may therefore be used by not fully privileged entities, e.g. qemu running deprivileged in Dom0 or qemu running in a so called stub-domain. With this exposure it is an issue that - the number of the such controlled regions was unbounded (CVE-2022-42333), - installation and removal of such regions was not properly serialized (CVE-2022-42334).

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42333
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12833-1 No score

xen-4.17.0_06-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the xen-4.17.0_06-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12833-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0845-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-42332: Fixed use-after-free in x86 shadow plus log-dirty mode (bsc#1209017).
  • CVE-2022-42333,CVE-2022-42334: Fixed x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling (bsc#1209018).
  • CVE-2022-42331: Fixed speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path on x86 (bsc#1209019).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0845-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0847-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-42332: Fixed use-after-free in x86 shadow plus log-dirty mode (bsc#1209017).
  • CVE-2022-42333,CVE-2022-42334: Fixed x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling (bsc#1209018).
  • CVE-2022-42331: Fixed speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path on x86 (bsc#1209019).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0847-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0848-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-42332: Fixed use-after-free in x86 shadow plus log-dirty mode (bsc#1209017).
  • CVE-2022-42333,CVE-2022-42334: Fixed x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling (bsc#1209018).
  • CVE-2022-42331: Fixed speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path on x86 (bsc#1209019).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0848-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0848-2 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-42332: Fixed use-after-free in x86 shadow plus log-dirty mode (bsc#1209017).
  • CVE-2022-42333,CVE-2022-42334: Fixed x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling (bsc#1209018).
  • CVE-2022-42331: Fixed speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path on x86 (bsc#1209019).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0848-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0858-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-42332: Fixed use-after-free in x86 shadow plus log-dirty mode (bsc#1209017).
  • CVE-2022-42333,CVE-2022-42334: Fixed x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling (bsc#1209018).
  • CVE-2022-42331: Fixed speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path on x86 (bsc#1209019).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0858-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0859-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-42332: Fixed use-after-free in x86 shadow plus log-dirty mode (bsc#1209017).
  • CVE-2022-42333,CVE-2022-42334: Fixed x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling (bsc#1209018).
  • CVE-2022-42331: Fixed speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path on x86 (bsc#1209019).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0859-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0862-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-42332: Fixed use-after-free in x86 shadow plus log-dirty mode (bsc#1209017).
  • CVE-2022-42333,CVE-2022-42334: Fixed x86/HVM pinned cache attributes mis-handling (bsc#1209018).
  • CVE-2022-42331: Fixed speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path on x86 (bsc#1209019).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0862-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Alpine:v3.15
4.11.0 up to 4.15.5-r0
4.15.5-r0
xen
Alpine:v3.16
4.11.0 up to 4.16.4-r0
4.16.4-r0
xen
Alpine:v3.17
4.11.0 up to 4.16.4-r0
4.16.4-r0
xen
Alpine:v3.18
4.11.0 up to 4.17.0-r5
4.17.0-r5
xen
Alpine:v3.19
4.11.0 up to 4.17.0-r5
4.17.0-r5
xen
Alpine:v3.20
4.11.0 up to 4.17.0-r5
4.17.0-r5
xen
Alpine:v3.21
4.11.0 up to 4.17.0-r5
4.17.0-r5
xen
Alpine:v3.22
4.11.0 up to 4.17.0-r5
4.17.0-r5
xen
Alpine:v3.23
4.11.0 up to 4.17.0-r5
4.17.0-r5
xen
Alpine:v3.24
4.11.0 up to 4.17.0-r5
4.17.0-r5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Debian:12
before 4.17.0+74-g3eac216e6e-1
4.17.0+74-g3eac216e6e-1
xen
Debian:13
before 4.17.0+74-g3eac216e6e-1
4.17.0+74-g3eac216e6e-1
xen
Debian:14
before 4.17.0+74-g3eac216e6e-1
4.17.0+74-g3eac216e6e-1
xen
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 4.14.5+94-ge49571868d-1, plus listed versions
4.14.2+25-gb6a8c4f72d-24.14.3+32-g9de3671772-14.14.3+32-g9de3671772-1~deb11u14.14.3-14.14.3-1~deb11u14.14.4+74-gd7b22226b5-14.14.5+24-g87d90d511c-14.14.5+86-g1c354767d5-1
4.14.5+94-ge49571868d-1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.12.4_34-3.88.1
4.12.4_34-3.88.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.12.4_34-3.88.1
4.12.4_34-3.88.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.12.4_34-3.88.1
4.12.4_34-3.88.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Manager Server 4.2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
4.14.5_12-150300.3.48.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
xen
openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
xen
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
4.16.3_06-150400.4.25.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.12.4_34-150100.3.86.1
4.12.4_34-150100.3.86.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.12.4_34-150100.3.86.1
4.12.4_34-150100.3.86.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.12.4_34-150100.3.86.1
4.12.4_34-150100.3.86.1
xen
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.11.4_38-2.89.1
4.11.4_38-2.89.1
xen
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.11.4_38-2.89.1
4.11.4_38-2.89.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.11.4_38-2.89.1
4.11.4_38-2.89.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.11.4_38-2.89.1
4.11.4_38-2.89.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.11.4_38-2.89.1
4.11.4_38-2.89.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
xen
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
4.13.4_20-150200.3.71.1
xen
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.5.1-0ubuntu14.5.1-0ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu14.6.0-1ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu4
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4.6.0-1ubuntu4.14.6.0-1ubuntu4.24.6.0-1ubuntu4.34.6.5-0ubuntu14.6.5-0ubuntu1.14.6.5-0ubuntu1.24.6.5-0ubuntu1.4
None known
xen
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.9.0-0ubuntu34.9.0-0ubuntu44.9.2-0ubuntu1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.9.2-0ubuntu24.9.2-0ubuntu64.9.2-0ubuntu74.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu14.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu24.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.24.11.3+24-g14b62ab3e5-1ubuntu2.3
None known
xen
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.11.4+24-gddaaccbbab-1ubuntu24.16.0-1~ubuntu24.16.0-1~ubuntu2.1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.17.2-14.17.2+55-g0b56bed864-14.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-14.17.2+76-ge1f9cb16e2-1ubuntu14.17.3+10-g091466ba55-14.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.1ubuntu24.17.3+10-g091466ba55-1.1ubuntu3
None known
xen
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.0-1ubuntu14.20.0+68-g35cb38b222-1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2build24.20.2+37-g61ff35323e-1ubuntu14.20.3+127-gc42374a105-1
None known
xen
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.20.0+68-g35cb38b222-14.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-24.20.2+7-g1badcf5035-2build2
None known
xen
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.17.0_06-1.1
4.17.0_06-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, factsOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-42333 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Debian Linux, published March 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.15.5-r0.

References

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