CVE-2022-23159 Memory corruption in PowerScale OneFS

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Authenticated users with specific privileges can cause a denial of service in Dell PowerScale OneFS due to a memory leak vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23159?

CVE-2022-23159 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 12 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Dell PowerScale OneFS, 8.2.2 - 9.3.0.x, contain a missing release of memory after effective lifetime vulnerability. An authenticated user with ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH and/or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE and ISI_PRIV_AUTH_PROVIDERS privileges could exploit this vulnerability, leading to a Denial-Of-Service. This can also impact a cluster in Compliance mode. Dell recommends to update at the earliest opportunity.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23159?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-23159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7q6x-5wq3-w7mh.

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