CVE-2022-0171
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Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The existing KVM SEV API has a vulnerability that allows a non-root (host) user-level application to crash the host kernel by creating a confidential guest VM instance in AMD CPU that supports Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV).
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | kernel | Fixed in kernel 5.18-rc4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-459: CWE-459 - Incomplete Cleanup.
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
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