Upstream information

CVE-2022-0171 at MITRE

Description

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).

Upstream Security Advisories:

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 5.5 5.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1199509 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • kernel-64kb >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-64kb-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-default >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-default-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-docs >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-macros >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-obs-build >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-source >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-syms >= 5.14.21-150500.53.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA kernel-64kb-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 GA kernel-docs-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • kernel-64kb >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-64kb-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-azure-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-default >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-default-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-devel-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-docs >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-macros >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-obs-build >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-source >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-source-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-syms >= 5.14.21-150500.53.1
  • kernel-syms-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • reiserfs-kmp-default >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA kernel-64kb-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 GA kernel-docs-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5 GA reiserfs-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5 GA kernel-azure-5.14.21-150500.31.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • kernel-default >= 5.14.21-150400.24.18.1
  • kernel-rt >= 5.14.21-150400.13.5
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 GA kernel-default-5.14.21-150400.24.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • kernel-default >= 5.14.21-150400.24.46.1
  • kernel-rt >= 5.14.21-150400.15.11.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 GA kernel-default-5.14.21-150400.24.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 GA kernel-rt-5.14.21-150400.15.11.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
  • kernel-64kb >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-64kb-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-default >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-default-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-macros >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-zfcpdump >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA kernel-64kb-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5
  • kernel-docs >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-obs-build >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-source >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
  • kernel-syms >= 5.14.21-150500.53.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 GA kernel-docs-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5
  • reiserfs-kmp-default >= 5.14.21-150500.53.2
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5 GA reiserfs-kmp-default-5.14.21-150500.53.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5
  • kernel-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-azure-devel >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-devel-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-source-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.4
  • kernel-syms-azure >= 5.14.21-150500.31.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5 GA kernel-azure-5.14.21-150500.31.4


First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 kernel-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 kernel-source-rt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 kernel-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 kernel-source-rt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 kernel-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 kernel-source-rt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 kernel-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 kernel-source-rt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 kernel-source-rt Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-source-rt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 kernel-source-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 kernel-source-rt Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 kernel-source-azure Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-source-rt Already fixed
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP2 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 kernel-source-azure Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-default Not affected
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-default Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP3 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 kernel-default Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 kernel-source Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 kernel-source-rt Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 kernel-source-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 kernel-source-azure Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP2 kernel-source-rt Unsupported
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 kernel-source-rt Released
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 kernel-source-rt Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu May 12 18:00:43 2022
CVE page last modified: Fri Mar 15 12:41:02 2024