CVE-2022-23041

Guest memory access via unsynchronized grant revocation

Published Mar 10, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Race condition in Linux PV device frontends allows attackers controlling a PV backend to read and write guest memory through PV devices. The frontends free a data page without synchronizing that operation with delayed grant-reference revocation, so the backend retains access after the page is reused. Exploitation requires a Linux guest using PV devices with a potentially malicious backend, and retained access can disclose or corrupt memory during later guest use.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Linux PV device frontends allows attackers controlling a PV backend to read and write guest memory through PV devices. The frontends free a data page without synchronizing that operation with delayed grant-reference revocation, so the backend retains access after the page is reused. Exploitation requires a Linux guest using PV devices with a potentially malicious backend, and retained access can disclose or corrupt memory during later guest use.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23041
Published
Mar 10, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-362
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.4NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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