CVE-2022-0171 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-0171 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 26/08/2022 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: kernel
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-0171 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).

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-459
CWE Name: CWE-459 - Incomplete Cleanup.
Source: n/a

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).