GHSA-c2pw-mmhf-7r7h

GHSA-c2pw-mmhf-7r7h PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

The x86_decode_insn function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, when KVM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a certain use of a ModR/M byte in an undefined instruction.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

5.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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