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FedoraOperating system · Fedoraproject

CVE-2022-33741

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-07-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.9.322 / 4.14.287 or later.
See remediation →
73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Linux disk/nic frontends data leaks T[his CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] Linux Block and Network PV device frontends don't zero memory regions before sharing them with the backend (CVE-2022-26365, CVE-2022-33740). Additionally the granularity of the grant table doesn't allow sharing less than a 4K page, leading to unrelated data residing in the same 4K page as data shared with a backend being accessible by such backend (CVE-2022-33741, CVE-2022-33742).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-200

The application discloses data — error detail, internal paths, tokens, or other users' records — to someone who shouldn't see it. On its own it can look minor, but it hands attackers the map they need for a larger attack. Remediation is about minimising what's returned and enforcing authorization on every piece of data.

General guidance for the information exposure class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
FedoraOperating system
Affected:= 35= 36
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 10.0= 11.0
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 2.6.13, < 4.9.322>= 4.14, < 4.14.287>= 4.19, < 4.19.251>= 5.4, < 5.4.204>= 5.10, < 5.10.129>= 5.15, < 5.15.53>= 5.18, < 5.18.10= 2.6.12= 5.19
XenOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.9.322 / 4.14.287 / 4.19.251 or later
Fixed in 4.9.3224.14.2874.19.251
Vendor patch www.openwall.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel: Upgrade to 4.9.322+, 4.14.287+, 4.19.251+, 5.4.204+, or 5.15+ (any stable release after July 2022 includes the fix). Fedora: Update to latest kernel via 'dnf update'. Debian: Update via 'apt-get upgrade' to get Debian security updates.

  1. Check current kernel version with 'uname -r' to confirm if running an affected version
  2. For Fedora: Run 'dnf update kernel' to install latest kernel package which should include the security fix
  3. For Debian: Run 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade linux-image-*' to get the latest security-updated kernel
  4. Reboot the system to load the new kernel: 'systemctl reboot'
  5. After reboot, verify the new kernel version with 'uname -r' and confirm it's >= the fixed version (e.g., 5.4.204, 4.19.251, 4.14.287, or 4.9.322 depending on your kernel branch)
  6. For production systems, test the new kernel in a staging environment before rolling out broadly
Caveat Standard kernel upgrade risks apply - ensure compatibility with custom drivers/modules and test in staging first; some older hardware may not be supported by newest kernels

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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