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GHSA-fjrx-4j65-6mrx

GHSA-fjrx-4j65-6mrx PUBLISHED CVSS 4.699999809265137 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

Race condition in the __kvm_migrate_pit_timer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging incorrect PIT emulation.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
4.699999809265137
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Timeline

  • May 13, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (10 in total, the first dated here)
  • Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

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