CVE-2022-45869
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the KVM. A race condition in direct_page_fault allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash or host OS memory corruption) when nested virtualization and the TDP MMU are enabled.
Statement
The nested virtualization feature is not enabled by default up to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. Most importantly, Red Hat currently provides nested virtualization only as a Technology Preview and is therefore unsupported for production use. For additional details, please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/21101 and https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/techpreview.
Mitigation
This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling the nested virtualization feature.
For Intel:
# modprobe -r kvm_intel
# modprobe kvm_intel nested=0
For AMD:
# modprobe -r kvm_amd
# modprobe kvm_amd nested=0
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | None | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | None |
| Availability Impact | High | High | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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