CVE-2022-0171
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.02
BB Relevance:
36/100
Published: 2022-08-26
Modified: 2026-11-02
First seen: 2026-11-02
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
Low
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
None
A:
High
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).
Weakness Classification (2)
Affected Software (10)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 5.18 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.18 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.18 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.18 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.18 |
| n/a | kernel | Fixed in kernel 5.18-rc4 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
References & Advisories (6)
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