UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0171

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 3
Upstream
CVE-2022-0171
Published: 26 Aug 2022, 18:15
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 13:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

26 Aug 2022, 18:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 13:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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).

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 5.15.0-57.63

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 5.15.0-1027.31

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1027.31~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 5.15.0-1030.37

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    < 5.15.0-1030.37.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 5.15.0-1026.33

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1027.34~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    < 5.15.0-1024.29

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop

    < 5.15.0-1012.16

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1012.16~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.15

    < 5.15.0-57.63~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-ibm

    < 5.15.0-1022.25

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iotg

    < 5.15.0-1023.28

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iotg-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1023.28~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-kvm

    < 5.15.0-1025.30

  • ubuntu•linux-lowlatency

    < 5.15.0-57.63

  • ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15

    < 5.15.0-58.64~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-nvidia

    < 5.15.0-1015.15

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.14

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.17

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle

    < 5.15.0-1026.32

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References (6)