CVE-2022-1852
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 30, 2022 at 12:42 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise LinuxKernel
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.19
Affected range stops below 5.19, 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
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2089815x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fee060cd52d69c114b62d1a2948ea9648b5131f9Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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