CVE-2022-0516
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability was found in kvm_s390_guest_sida_op in the arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c function in KVM for s390 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to obtain unauthorized memory write access. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc4.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (43)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0061Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-02-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (32)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-0516cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050237cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-0516/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09a93c1df3eafa43bcdfd7bf837c574911f12f55cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166236/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0777-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166272/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0825-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166397/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5338-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166516/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-1083-01.htmlcnnvd
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