CVE-2022-36123

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-36123
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-07-29 14:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 18:17:01 UTC
DescriptionThe Linux kernel before 5.18.13 lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). This allows Xen PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.009000000 probability, percentile 0.587790000 (date 2026-10-14)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected V1.1 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 affected V2.17.0 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
x86/xen: Use clear_bss() for Xen PV guests · torvalds/linux@96e8fc5 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Merge tag 'x86_urgent_for_v5.19_rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/… · torvalds/linux@74a0032 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cdn.kernel.org Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
security/SICK-2022-128.md at master · sickcodes/security · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2022-36123 - A vulnerability in Linux kernel mainline v5.18-rc1 through v5.19-rc6 does not clear statically allocated variables in the block starting symbol (.bss) due to a failed early_xen_iret_patch leading to an asm_exc_page_fault, or arbitrary code execution - Sick Codes - Security Research, Hardware & Software Hacking, Consulting, Linux, IoT, Cloud, Embedded, Arch, Tweaks & Tips! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sick.codes Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
CVE-2022-36123 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 183451 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-36123)
  • 354044 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1833
  • 354051 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-019
  • 354071 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-1636
  • 354075 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1852
  • 354385 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-125
  • 354468 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-185
  • 354542 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-185
  • 355199 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2023-2023-070
  • 377117 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0158)
  • 6140309 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-g4hw-7h5w-ccfw)
  • 672141 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2441)
  • 672218 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2619)
  • 672278 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2686)
  • 672286 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2654)
  • 672391 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2767)
  • 902660 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10457)
  • 902664 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10451)
  • 904020 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10457-1)
  • 904125 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10451-1)
  • 906119 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10457-2)
  • 906300 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10451-2)

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