Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-48765 |
CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU93276
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48765
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the kvm_apic_set_state() function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54b3439c8e70e0bcfea59aeef9dd98908cbbf655
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce55f63f6cea4cab8ae9212f73285648a5baa30d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35fe7cfbab2e81f1afb23fc4212210b1de6d9633
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.