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).
References (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
36.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-212
CWE-459
Status
published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
linux/linux_kernel
5.18 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.18
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
Aug 26, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026