CVE-2022-0171

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).

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	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::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

Configuration 3 (hide)

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

History

21 Jul 2023, 16:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-459~~	CWE-212

Information

Published : 2022-08-26 18:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29

NVD link : CVE-2022-0171

Mitre link : CVE-2022-0171

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-0171

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

debian

debian_linux

redhat

enterprise_linux

CWE

CWE-212

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

CWE-459

Incomplete Cleanup

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