CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-2153

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM when attempting to set a SynIC IRQ. This issue makes it possible for a misbehaving VMM to write to SYNIC/STIMER MSRs, causing a NULL pointer dereference. 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.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/00b5f37189d24ac3ed46cb7f11742094778c46ce Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b1e34d325397a33d97d845e312d7cf2a8b646b44 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2069736 Issue Tracking Patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/22/1 Exploit Mailing List
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7ec37d1cbe17d8189d9562178d8b29167fe1c31a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-08-31 04:15

Updated : 2022-11-21 07:45

NVD link : CVE-2022-2153

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2153

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-476