CVE-2022-1789
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 31, 2022 at 06:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:23 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxFedora
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
With shadow paging enabled, the INVPCID instruction results in a call to kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva. If INVPCID is executed with CR0.PG=0, the invlpg callback is not set and the result is a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 5.8
Affected range stops below 5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H6JP355XFVAB33X4BNO3ERVTURFYEDB7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IBUOQTNTQ4ZCXHOCNKYIL2ZUIAZ675RD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KCEAPIVPRTJHKPF2A2HVF5XHD5XJT3MN/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161
References (7)
x_refsource_MISCNot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1832397Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H6JP355XFVAB33X4BNO3ERVTURFYEDB7/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IBUOQTNTQ4ZCXHOCNKYIL2ZUIAZ675RD/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KCEAPIVPRTJHKPF2A2HVF5XHD5XJT3MN/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161CVSS
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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