CVE-2022-38791

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

In MariaDB before 10.9.2, compress_write in extra/mariabackup/ds_compress.cc does not release data_mutex upon a stream write failure, which allows local users to trigger a deadlock.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 9.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 27, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttps://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-28719
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WCOEGSVMIEXDZHBOSV6WVF7FAVRBR2JE/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVAONAZXJFGHAJ4RP2OF3EAMQCOTDSQ/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZHISY4YVO4S5QJYYIXCIAXBM7INOL4VY/
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0008/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-28719
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WCOEGSVMIEXDZHBOSV6WVF7FAVRBR2JE/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVAONAZXJFGHAJ4RP2OF3EAMQCOTDSQ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZHISY4YVO4S5QJYYIXCIAXBM7INOL4VY/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0008/

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	rh-mariadb105-mariadb-3:10.5.22-1.el7	2023-12-04	redhat
redhat	mariadb-3:10.5.22-1.el9_0	2023-11-13	redhat
redhat	mariadb:10.5-8040020231006044227.522a0ee4	2023-11-08	redhat
redhat	mariadb:10.5-8060020231005052631.ad008a3a	2023-11-08	redhat
redhat	mariadb:10.5-8080020231003163755.63b34585	2023-10-12	redhat
redhat	mariadb-3:10.5.22-1.el9_2	2023-10-12	redhat
redhat	mariadb:10.3-8080020230814130040.63b34585	2023-09-19	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-667

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-38791?

CVE-2022-38791 is a medium vulnerability published on August 27, 2022. In MariaDB before 10.9.2, compresswrite in extra/mariabackup/dscompress.cc does not release data_mutex upon a stream write failure, which allows local users to trigger a deadlock.

When was CVE-2022-38791 disclosed?

CVE-2022-38791 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-38791 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-38791 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-38791?

CVE-2022-38791 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-38791?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-38791, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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