NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
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EPSS
0.04% (14th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELCORE-2860050
- published 7 Jun 2022
- disclosed 1 Jun 2022
Introduced: 1 Jun 2022
CVE-2022-1852 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-core to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
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