# CVE-2022-23159: Memory corruption in PowerScale OneFS

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7q6x-5wq3-w7mh

## 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 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23159?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-23159 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs

- [CVE-2021-21502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21502/): Auth bypass in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-26851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26851/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-21506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21506/): Privilege escalation in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-22575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22575/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2021-21594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21594/): Information disclosure in PowerScale OneFS (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23159 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23159/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23159
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23159
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23159

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23159/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.