GSD-2022-1005170

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    GSD-2022-1005170

    Published: 16 Sept 2022Last Modified: 22 Feb 2023

    Summary: KVM: Unconditionally get a ref to /dev/kvm module when creating a VM

    Details: KVM: Unconditionally get a ref to /dev/kvm module when creating a VM This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.19.4 by commit 865e08b77c244eed0b80439320e7e8440f61ebce, it was introduced in version v5.18 by commit 5f6de5cbebee925a612856fce6f9182bb3eee0db. For more details please see the references link.

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    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: Kernel

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 5f6de5cbebee925a612856fce6f9182bb3eee0db
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v5.17

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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