CVE-2022-1263
Public on 2022-05-31
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description
A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in KVM when releasing a vCPU with dirty ring support enabled. 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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2022-06-06 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-001 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2023-06-29 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-023 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-070 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |