CVE-2022-44641 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In Linaro Automated Validation Architecture (LAVA) before 2022.11, users with valid credentials can submit crafted XMLRPC requests that cause a recursive XML entity expansion, leading to excessive use of memory on the server and a Denial of Service.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00148.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Linaro	Lava

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:linaro:lava:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3276-1	lava security update
Debian DSA	DSA-5318-1	lava security update
EUVD	EUVD-2022-47577	In Linaro Automated Validation Architecture (LAVA) before 2022.11, users with valid credentials can submit crafted XMLRPC requests that cause a recursive XML entity expansion, leading to excessive use of memory on the server and a Denial of Service.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00016.html
https://lists.lavasoftware.org/archives/list/lava-announce%40lists.lavasoftware.org/thread/WHXGQMIZAPW3GCQEXYHC32N2ZAAAIYCY/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5318

History

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-29T19:02:39.780Z

Reserved: 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-44641

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:54:04.003Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-18T21:15:11.787

Modified: 2025-04-29T19:15:52.773

Link: CVE-2022-44641

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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