SB20250620123 - Improper error handling in Linux kernel x86 kvm
Published: June 20, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250620123
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50228)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the svm_set_irq() function in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c49adeb020995236e63722ef6d0bee14372f471
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2eee1dba70f57148fc7f8252613bfae6bd4b04e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d4e2d884da6312df7c9b85fbf671de49204ead6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e1313bb8809e8addcd9431f2bfea0e8ddbca80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6afe88fbb40eac3291a8728688d61fdc745d8008
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fcbab82ccbcde915644085f73d3487938bda42d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb683490278005b4caf61e22b0828a04d282e86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3396c1c8b87510f2ac2a674948156577559d42d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f17c31c48e5cde9895a491d91c424eeeada3e134
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.291
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.256
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.326
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.61
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.211
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0