CVE-2022-36661

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Published Sep 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

xhyve commit dfbe09b was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component vi_pci_read(). This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xhyve_project:xhyve:2021-10-02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-39364	xhyve commit dfbe09b was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component vi_pci_read(). This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.869% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://awxylitol.github.io/2022/07/21/disclose-three-bugs-in-xhyve.html

History

Jun 17, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Xhyve Project Xhyve

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 7:31 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 7, 2022, 4:30 PM
Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 7:31 PM
Reserved: Jul 25, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:07 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:07 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 7, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:53 AM

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