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).
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3173-1 linux-5.10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5257-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-15379 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).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5792-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5792-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5877-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
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History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T18:21:12.058Z

Reserved: 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-0171

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:18:41.799Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-26T18:15:08.603

Modified: 2026-11-02T19:17:47.150

Link: CVE-2022-0171

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-04-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-0171 - Bugzilla

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