GSD-2022-1005170

Source
https://data.gsd.id/GSD-2022-1005170
Import Source
https://github.com/cloudsecurityalliance/gsd-database/blob/main/2022/1005xxx/GSD-2022-1005170.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GSD-2022-1005170
Published
2022-09-16T23:35:38.526556Z
Modified
2023-02-22T07:35:54.136953Z
Summary
KVM: Unconditionally get a ref to /dev/kvm module when creating a VM
Details

KVM: Unconditionally get a ref to /dev/kvm module when creating a VM

This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.19.4 by commit 865e08b77c244eed0b80439320e7e8440f61ebce, it was introduced in version v5.18 by commit 5f6de5cbebee925a612856fce6f9182bb3eee0db. For more details please see the references link.

References

Affected packages

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/
Events
Introduced
5f6de5cbebee925a612856fce6f9182bb3eee0db
Limit
865e08b77c244eed0b80439320e7e8440f61ebce

Affected versions

v5.*
v5.17
v5.17-rc4
v5.17-rc5
v5.17-rc6
v5.17-rc7
v5.17-rc8
v5.18
v5.18-rc1
v5.18-rc2
v5.18-rc3
v5.18-rc4
v5.18-rc5
v5.18-rc6
v5.18-rc7
v5.19
v5.19-rc1
v5.19-rc2
v5.19-rc3
v5.19-rc4
v5.19-rc5
v5.19-rc6
v5.19-rc7
v5.19-rc8
v5.19.1
v5.19.2
v5.19.3

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/cloudsecurityalliance/gsd-database/blob/main/2022/1005xxx/GSD-2022-1005170.json"