CVE-2022-0171
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
Se ha encontrado un fallo en el kernel de Linux. La API existente de KVM SEV presenta una vulnerabilidad que permite que una aplicación a nivel de usuario no root (anfitrión) bloquee el kernel del anfitrión al crear una instancia de VM de invitado confidencial en la CPU de AMD que admite la virtualización cifrada segura (SEV).
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.30%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 21
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-459
- CWE-212
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0171
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2038940
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=683412ccf61294d727ead4a73d97397396e69a6b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
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