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CVE-2022-42331
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-03-21T13:15:11.833 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:04:44.600

Summary

x86: speculative vulnerability in 32bit SYSCALL path Due to an oversight in the very original Spectre/Meltdown security work (XSA-254), one entrypath performs its speculation-safety actions too late. In some configurations, there is an unprotected RET instruction which can be attacked with a variety of speculative attacks.

Affected products

xen — xen

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References

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