CVE-2022-39189 Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.197-1~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-6010548
  • published2 Sept 2022
  • disclosed2 Sept 2022

Introduced: 2 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-39189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 linux-5.10 to version 5.10.197-1~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.

An issue was discovered the x86 KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.18.17. Unprivileged guest users can compromise the guest kernel because TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED situations.

CVSS Scores

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