Medium severity · published Jul 12, 2022
CVE-2022-2211
A vulnerability was found in libguestfs
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in libguestfs. This issue occurs while calculating the greatest possible number of matching keys in the get_keys() function. This flaw leads to a denial of service, either by mistake or malicious actor.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libguestfs · Libguestfs
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2211
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2211
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2211
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