Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Linux Kernel Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2022-3545)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502989

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function area_cache_get of the file drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211045 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

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

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-625862.pdf

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

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109954475/

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 502989

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3545

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1543sp-1_isec_tx_rail_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_1542sp-1_irc_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_1542sp-1_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_1543sp-1_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1543sp-1_isec_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1542sp-1_irc_tx_rail_firmware:2.3

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3545

CWE: 119

ICSA: 23-166-11