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CVE-2022-0171 Details

Description

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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b CVEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer[email protected]
CWE-459Incomplete Cleanup[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 5.18
5.18 -
5.18 rc1
5.18 rc2
5.18 rc3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
10.0
11.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-0171
NVD Published Date:
Aug 26, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-0171 Details - Not Deferred