UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1852

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1852

    Published: 30 Jun 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-1852
    Aliases:
    USN-5529-1
    USN-5594-1
    USN-5599-1

    Summary:

    Details: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM module, which can lead to a denial of service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal instruction in guest in the Intel CPU.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1852, https://git.kernel.org/linus/fee060cd52d69c114b62d1a2948ea9648b5131f9, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5529-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5594-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5599-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5602-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5616-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5623-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1852

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-hwe-edge

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.8.0-28.30~16.04.1
    4.8.0-30.32~16.04.1
    4.8.0-32.34~16.04.1
    4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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