Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.149-2~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-3091158
  • published13 May 2022
  • disclosed26 Aug 2022

Introduced: 13 May 2022

CVE-2022-0171  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 linux-5.10 to version 5.10.149-2~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-5.10 package and not the linux-5.10 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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).

CVSS Scores

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