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CVE-2022-39189

kernel: TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED leading to guest malfunctioning

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 30, 2022

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the x86 KVM subsystem in kvm_steal_time_set_preempted in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel. Unprivileged guest users can compromise the guest kernel because TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED situations.

Statement

With the current usecase, attacker need a root privileges to exploit this flaw, however there may have ways to defeat this either, but in both cases it seems that Attack Complexity is high (AC:H)

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

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-368 · Context Switching Race Condition