CVE-2022-42327

Published Nov 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
x86: unintended memory sharing between guests On Intel systems that support the "virtualize APIC accesses" feature, a guest can read and write the global shared xAPIC page by moving the local APIC out of xAPIC mode. Access to this shared page bypasses the expected isolation that should exist between two guests.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-45402 x86: unintended memory sharing between guests On Intel systems that support the "virtualize APIC accesses" feature, a guest can read and write the global shared xAPIC page by moving the local APIC out of xAPIC mode. Access to this shared page bypasses the expected isolation that should exist between two guests.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
XEN
Published
Updated
May 5, 2025, 7:11 PM
Reserved
Oct 3, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 1, 2022, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM