CVE-2022-1852 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Kernel
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 30
Latest updateJun 15
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM module, which can lead to a denial of service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal instruction in guest in the Intel CPU.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
Also affects: Enterprise Linux 8.0, 9.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
10OSV▶
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.15, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency vulnerabilities↗2022-09-02