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CVE-2022-0171

CVSS v3.1 5.5 (Medium)
55% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (15th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 3
Advisories 6
Info CVSS EPSS CAPEC Affected Configurations References Security Advisories Packages & Software OVAL Tools, Exploits & PoC Graph Web & Social Timeline

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).

Weaknesses
CWE-212
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
CWE-459
Incomplete Cleanup
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2022-08-26 18:15:08
(2 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-07-21 16:54:09
(14 months ago)

Affected Products

Debian

Linux

Redhat

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 5.18 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 5.18
  Linux Kernel 5.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:-
  Linux Kernel 5.18 Rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc1
  Linux Kernel 5.18 Rc2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc2
  Linux Kernel 5.18 Rc3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc3

Configuration #2

    CPE23 From Up To
  Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0
  Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0

Configuration #3

    CPE23 From Up To
  Debian Linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
  Debian Linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0