CVE-2022-49610

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.18.14 - Return Stack Buffer Underflow via VMX vmenter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter On VMX, there are some balanced returns between the time the guest's SPEC_CTRL value is written, and the vmenter. Balanced returns (matched by a preceding call) are usually ok, but it's at least theoretically possible an NMI with a deep call stack could empty the RSB before one of the returns. For maximum paranoia, don't allow *any* returns (balanced or otherwise) between the SPEC_CTRL write and the vmenter. [ bp: Fix 32-bit build. ]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 13.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (13)
linux/Kernel 4.16.0 - 5.18.14linux
Linux/Linux < 4.16
Linux/Linux 3.16.57 - 3.17
Linux/Linux 4.16
Linux/Linux 4.4.168 - 4.5
Linux/Linux 44491a23b73789c0a914af4ea55ccf8968adf90b
Linux/Linux 5.18.14 - 5.18.*
Linux/Linux 5.19
Linux/Linux d28b387fb74da95d69d2615732f50cceb38e9a4d - 07853adc29a058c5fd143c14e5ac528448a72ed9
Linux/Linux d28b387fb74da95d69d2615732f50cceb38e9a4d - afd743f6dde87296c6f3414706964c491bb85862
... and 3 more
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026