CVE-2022-0171

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Oct 14, 2026

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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-459 CWE-212

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 26, 2022
Last modified: Oct 14, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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