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CVE-2022-1852

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2022-06-30 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-476, CWE-476

References