CVE-2022-1852
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.19 - Denial of Service via KVM x86 Emulation NULL Pointer Dereference
Title source: llmDescription
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM module, which can lead to a denial of service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal instruction in guest in the Intel CPU.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fee060cd52d69c114b62d1a2948ea9648b5131f9
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2089815
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.0%
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-476
Status
published
Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.19
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
Jun 30, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026