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CVE-2022-33743

kernel: network backend may cause Linux netfront to use freed SKBs (XSA-405)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.1

Review impact separately from score.

Published · July 4, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

An incomplete cleanup flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Xen networking XDP (eXpress Data Path) subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Statement

Keeping this flaw Moderate, because only a denial of service is possible (A:H) as result of memory leak problem. The memory leak can happen because instead of removing skb, keeping it in the networking stack forever. The CVSS score is higher, than usually for Moderate, because kept "C:H" and "I:H" too in case maybe potentially would be possible privilege escalation too.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-459 · Incomplete Cleanup