Description
A flaw was found in KVM. When calling the KVM_GET_DEBUGREGS ioctl, on 32-bit systems, there might be some uninitialized portions of the kvm_debugregs structure that could be copied to userspace, causing an information leak.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 3.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel (KVM) | Fixed in kernel 6.2 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2179892Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c10b61421a28e95a46ab489fd56c0f442ff6952Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20230214103304.3689213-1-gregkh%40linuxfoundation.org/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2179892Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c10b61421a28e95a46ab489fd56c0f442ff6952Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20230214103304.3689213-1-gregkh%40linuxfoundation.org/
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 23, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified