High severity · published Mar 10, 2022
CVE-2022-0516
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
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 5.17; 5.17; 5.17; 5.17 · source: NVD
CL
Codeready Linux Builder · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0516
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0516
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050237
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09a93c1df3eafa43bcdfd7bf837c574911f12f55
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0009/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
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