DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0171

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0171 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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).

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

5.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	*, 5.10.46-4, 5.10.113-1
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Aug 26, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0171 advisory

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