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Medium · 5.8 CVE-2022-2196 EUVD-2022-34479GHSA-r6c5-m6xc-3746

Speculative execution attacks in KVM VMX

Published Jan 9, 2023 · Updated Aug 7, 2026 · Assigned by Google

Vendor: Linux Product: linux_kernel Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A regression exists in the Linux Kernel within KVM: nVMX that allowed for speculative execution attacks. L2 can carry out Spectre v2 attacks on L1 due to L1 thinking it doesn't need retpolines or IBPB after running L2 due to KVM (L0) advertising eIBRS support to L1. An attacker at L2 with code execution can execute code on an indirect branch on the host machine. We recommend upgrading to Kernel 6.2 or applying the relevant stable backports (v5.4.233, v5.10.170, v5.15.96, v6.1.14).

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux Kernel 5.4.47 – < 5.4.233, 5.6.19 – < 5.7.0, 5.7.3 – < 5.8.0, 5.8.0 – < 5.10.170, 5.11.0 – < 5.15.96, 5.16.0 – < 6.1.14 5.4.233

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.1.15-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.1.15-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.15-1 —
Debian 10 linux-5.10 5.10.178-3~deb10u1 DLA-3404-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1015.17 —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-vmware No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-69.76 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1033.37 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1035.42 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-5.19 5.19.0-1022.23~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1035.42.1 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1031.38 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1030.35 USN-5987-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1017.22 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.19 5.19.0-38.39~22.04.1 USN-5979-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1027.30 USN-5987-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1027.32 USN-6004-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 5.19.0-1021.22~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1023.23 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-5.17 5.17.0-1029.30 USN-5976-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.0 6.0.0-1013.13 USN-5977-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.1 6.1.0-1008.8 USN-5978-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1032.38 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1026.28 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-146.163 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1099.107 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1033.37~20.04.1 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1105.111 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1035.42~20.04.1 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1060.66 USN-6020-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1102.111 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1031.38~20.04.1 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke 5.4.0-1096.103 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke-5.15 5.15.0-1029.34~20.04.1 USN-5987-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1066.70 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1017.22~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-69.76~20.04.1 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1046.51 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1013.15 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1088.94 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1014.14~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oem-5.14 5.14.0-1059.67 USN-5976-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1098.107 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1032.38~20.04.1 USN-5982-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1082.93 USN-5980-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1023.27 USN-6151-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1099.107~18.04.1 USN-5985-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1105.111~18.04.1 USN-5985-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1102.111~18.04.2 USN-5985-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-146.163~18.04.1 USN-5985-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1046.51~18.04.1 USN-5985-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1098.107~18.04.1 USN-5985-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1082.93~18.04.1 USN-5985-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1023.28 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1034.37 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1099.107+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1105.111+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1074.83 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1102.111+fips1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:2458
RHEL 9 kernel-rt +14 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 RHSA-2023:2148
RHEL 9 perf +48 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:2458
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 RHSA-2023:2736
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:2951
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Rhev Hypervisor 4 perf +2 4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:0930
RHEL 8.6 EUS perf +26 4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:0930

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 bpftool 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:2458
AlmaLinux 9 kernel-rt +13 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 ALSA-2023:2148
AlmaLinux 9 perf +45 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 ALSA-2023:2458
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +11 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 ALSA-2023:2736
AlmaLinux 8 perf +23 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 ALSA-2023:2951
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2646-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150400.14.49.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2141-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1.150400.24.27.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.121.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1.150200.9.73.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.121.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1.150200.9.73.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP3 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP3 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.121.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1.150400.24.27.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.28.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1.150400.24.27.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.28.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150300.127.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2147-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150300.127.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2147-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_1 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2809-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4-RT_Update_7 1-150400.1.5.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_12 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_32 1-150300.7.3.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_36 1-150200.5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +5 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.121.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1.150200.9.73.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2809-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.28.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 kernel-syms-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.28.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 kernel-rt +3 5.3.18-150300.127.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2147-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 kernel-source +3 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 kernel-source +2 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +5 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.121.2.150300.18.70.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-syms 5.3.18-150300.59.121.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1.150200.9.73.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.151.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2146-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.3.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2646-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.5.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2809-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 dtb-aarch64 5.3.18-150300.59.121.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2148-1, SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-64kb +9 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150400.14.49.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2141-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1.150400.24.27.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.28.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-syms-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.28.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.63.1.150400.24.27.1 SUSE-SU-2023:2140-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.28.2 SUSE-SU-2023:2231-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.15-28.43 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-127
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +12 6.1.15-28.43.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-127

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.102.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-2458
Oracle Linux 9 perf +25 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-2458
Oracle Linux 8 kernel-uek +10 5.15.0-100.96.32.el9uek ELSA-2023-12226
Oracle Linux 8 kernel-uek-container +1 5.15.0-100.96.32.el8uek ELSA-2023-12226
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-12226, ELSA-2023-2951
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek +4 5.4.17-2136.318.7.1.el8uek ELSA-2023-12255
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek-container +1 5.4.17-2136.318.7.1.el8 ELSA-2023-12256
Oracle Linux 7 perf +3 5.4.17-2136.318.7.1.el7uek ELSA-2023-12255

Advisories 38

References