CVE-2022-3344
kernel: KVM: SVM: nested shutdown interception could lead to host crash
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 20, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the KVM's AMD nested virtualization (SVM). A malicious L1 guest could purposely fail to intercept the shutdown of a cooperative nested guest (L2), possibly leading to a page fault and kernel panic in the host (L0).
Statement
Red Hat currently provides the nested virtualization feature as a Technology Preview. Nested virtualization is therefore unsupported for production use. For more information please refer to https://access.redhat.com/solutions/21101 and https://access.redhat.com/support/offerings/techpreview.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling the nested virtualization feature:
# modprobe -r kvm_amd
# modprobe kvm_amd nested=0
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-440 · Expected Behavior Violation