Is CVE-2022-0171 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-0171 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-0171?

CVE-2022-0171 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-0171?

CVE-2022-0171 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0171?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.10.149-1 or later. Fixes are available for 65 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-0171

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The existing KVM SEV API has a vulnerability that allows a non-root (host) user-level application to crash the host kernel by creating a confidential guest VM instance in AMD CPU that supports Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV).

CWE-459 CWE-212

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.10.149-1CVE-2022-0171

Fixed in:5.18.2-1CVE-2022-0171

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63USN-5792-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1027.31USN-5792-2

linux-aws-5.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1027.31~20.04.1USN-5792-2

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1030.37USN-5792-2

linux-azure-5.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1USN-5792-2

linux-azure-fdeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1030.37.1USN-5792-2

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1026.33USN-5792-1

linux-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1024.29USN-5792-1

linux-gke-5.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1USN-5877-1

linux-gkeopUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1012.16USN-5792-1

linux-hwe-5.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63~20.04.1USN-5792-1

linux-ibmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1022.25USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1012-gkeopUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1012.16USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1022-ibmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1022.25USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1022-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1022.24USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1022-raspi-nolpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1022.24USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1024-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1024.29USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1025-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1025.30USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1026-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1026.33USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1026-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1026.32USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1027.31~20.04.1USN-5792-2

Fixed in:5.15.0-1027.31USN-5792-2

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1USN-5877-1

linux-image-5.15.0-1030-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1USN-5792-2

Fixed in:5.15.0-1030.37USN-5792-2

linux-image-5.15.0-1030-azure-fdeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1030.37.1USN-5792-2

linux-image-5.15.0-57-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63~20.04.1USN-5792-1

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-57-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63~20.04.1USN-5792-1

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-57-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63~20.04.1USN-5792-1

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-57-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63USN-5792-1

linux-image-5.15.0-57-lowlatency-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63USN-5792-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1027.31~20.04.16USN-5792-2

Fixed in:5.15.0.1027.25USN-5792-2

linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1027.25USN-5792-2

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1030.37~20.04.20USN-5792-2

Fixed in:5.15.0.1030.26USN-5792-2

linux-image-azure-fdeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1030.37.7USN-5792-2

linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1030.26USN-5792-2

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1026.21USN-5792-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.63~20.04.23USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.63~20.04.23USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.63~20.04.23USN-5792-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-image-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1024.23USN-5792-1

linux-image-gke-5.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1027.32~20.04.1USN-5877-1

Fixed in:5.15.0.1024.23USN-5792-1

linux-image-gkeopUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1012.11USN-5792-1

linux-image-gkeop-5.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1012.11USN-5792-1

linux-image-ibmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1022.18USN-5792-1

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1025.21USN-5792-1

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.50USN-5792-1

linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.50USN-5792-1

linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.50USN-5792-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.50USN-5792-1

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1026.21USN-5792-1

linux-image-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1022.19USN-5792-1

linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.1022.19USN-5792-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.63~20.04.23USN-5792-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0.57.55USN-5792-1

linux-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1025.30USN-5792-1

linux-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-57.63USN-5792-1

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1026.32USN-5792-1

linux-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.15.0-1022.24USN-5792-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory3

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