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CVE-2022-1263
Published: Aug 31, 2022
Modified: Aug 2, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | Kernel:KVM | affected Fixed in kernel v5.18-rc3 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2072698
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/1
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1263
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