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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (CVE-2022-36879)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502956

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14.
xfrm_expand_policies in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a refcount to be dropped twice.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-419740.pdf

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-794697.pdf

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109827684/

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109817007/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-166-11

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502956

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/25/2025

Updated: 2/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-36879

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m804pb_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m816-1_adsl-router_%28annex_a%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m874-3_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m876-4_%28nam%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_s615_eec_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m876-3_%28evdo%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m816-1_adsl-router_%28annex_b%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_s615_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rm1224_lte%284g%29_eu_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m812-1_adsl-router_%28annex_a%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_mum856-1_%28row%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m812-1_adsl-router_%28annex_b%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_mum853-1_%28eu%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m874-2_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rm1224_lte%284g%29_nam_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m876-4_%28eu%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m826-2_shdsl-router_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_mum856-1_%28eu%29_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m876-4_firmware:7.2, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_m876-3_%28rok%29_firmware:7.2

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-36879

CWE: 20

ICSA: 23-166-11