CVE-2022-0171
Linux KVM SEV Host Kernel Crash Vulnerability
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).
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 26, 2022, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:38 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2022-0171
vulnerability.
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products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-0171.
| URL | 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 |
| 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 |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2022-0171 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-0171 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE NIST CWE-459 Added CWE NIST CWE-212 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-459 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.18 *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:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-0171 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-0171
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12200
percentile