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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-3872

🗓️ 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus🔗 www.tenable.com👁 4 Views

Linux host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2022-3872 allowing denial of service from QEMU flaw.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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AlpineLinux		CVE-2022-3872
7 Nov 202221:15
–alpinelinux
AstraLinux		 Astra Linux - уязвимость в qemu
3 May 202623:59
–astralinux
Tenable Nessus		Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: qemu / qemu-kvm (CVE-2022-3872)
10 Feb 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.1 : qemu-kvm (EulerOS-SA-2023-1651)
27 Apr 202300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.0 : qemu-kvm (EulerOS-SA-2023-1685)
27 Apr 202300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.1 : qemu (EulerOS-SA-2023-1913)
16 May 202300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.0 : qemu (EulerOS-SA-2023-1944)
15 May 202300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 2.11.1 : qemu (EulerOS-SA-2023-2082)
7 Jun 202300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 2.11.0 : qemu (EulerOS-SA-2023-2134)
7 Jun 202300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: qemu / qemu-kvm (CVE-2022-3872)
20 Mar 202300:00
–nessus
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

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  - An off-by-one read/write issue was found in the SDHCI device of QEMU. It occurs when reading/writing the
    Buffer Data Port Register in sdhci_read_dataport and sdhci_write_dataport, respectively, if data_count ==
    block_size. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a
    denial of service condition. (CVE-2022-3872)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
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if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
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    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
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          {"reference": "qemu-system"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-arm"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-common"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-data"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-gui"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-mips"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-misc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-modules-opengl"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-modules-spice"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-ppc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-riscv"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-s390x"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-sparc"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-x86"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-x86-xen"},
          {"reference": "qemu-system-xen"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user-binfmt"},
          {"reference": "qemu-user-static"},
          {"reference": "qemu-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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01 Jun 2026 00:00Current
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CVSS 3.18.6
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linux vulnerability qemu flaw unpatched cve-2022-3872 denial of service
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