cve-2022-33743
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-07-05 12:50
Modified
2024-08-03 08:09
Severity ?
Summary
network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs While adding logic to support XDP (eXpress Data Path), a code label was moved in a way allowing for SKBs having references (pointers) retained for further processing to nevertheless be freed.
References
security@xen.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/05/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@xen.orghttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-405.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
security@xen.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5191Third Party Advisory
security@xen.orghttps://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-405.txtVendor Advisory
Impacted products
LinuxLinux
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