Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Linux Kernel Use After Free (CVE-2022-40307)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503032

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.19.8.
drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c has a race condition with a resultant use-after-free.

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-831302.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/ww/en/view/109945851/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-166-10

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 503032

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: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 2.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40307

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp

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-2022-40307

CWE: 416

ICSA: 23-166-10, 23-166-11