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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-33745

🗓️ 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched CVE-2022-33745: insufficient TLB flush for x86 paravirtualized guests in shadow mode.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(255835);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-33745");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-33745");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - insufficient TLB flush for x86 PV guests in shadow mode For migration as well as to work around kernels
    unaware of L1TF (see XSA-273), PV guests may be run in shadow paging mode. To address XSA-401, code was
    moved inside a function in Xen. This code movement missed a variable changing meaning / value between old
    and new code positions. The now wrong use of the variable did lead to a wrong TLB flush condition,
    omitting flushes where such are necessary. (CVE-2022-33745)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-33745");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-33745");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/12/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xen");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-25.10");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libxen-4.6"},
          {"reference": "libxen-dev"},
          {"reference": "libxenstore3.0"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-4.6"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-common"},
          {"reference": "xenstore-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libxen-4.9"},
          {"reference": "libxen-dev"},
          {"reference": "libxenstore3.0"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.7-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.8-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-amd64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-arm64"},
          {"reference": "xen-system-armhf"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-4.9"},
          {"reference": "xen-utils-common"},
          {"reference": "xenstore-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xen"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xen"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xen"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xen"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xen"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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21 May 2026 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00078
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