5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-1263
KVM NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in KVM when releasing a vCPU with dirty ring support enabled. This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker on the host to issue specific ioctl calls, causing a kernel oops condition that results in a denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 31, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-1263 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
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-2022-1263.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1263 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2072698 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5593473a1e6c743764b08e3b6071cb43b5cfa6c4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1263 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2072698 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5593473a1e6c743764b08e3b6071cb43b5cfa6c4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-1263 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-1263 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.

  • 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-2022-1263
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2072698
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5593473a1e6c743764b08e3b6071cb43b5cfa6c4
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 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-2022-1263 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1263 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2072698 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2072698 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5593473a1e6c743764b08e3b6071cb43b5cfa6c4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5593473a1e6c743764b08e3b6071cb43b5cfa6c4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/1 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    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:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-1263 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-2022-1263 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

0.05635

percentile

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