NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.100.1.el8_6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-6650702
- published 18 Apr 2024
- disclosed 1 Jun 2022
Introduced: 1 Jun 2022
CVE-2022-1852 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-372.100.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1877.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL: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.