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High · 7.8 CVE-2022-39189 EUVD-2022-41734GHSA-f93p-vc52-m3wg

An issue was discovered the x86 KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.18.17. Unprivileged guest users can compromise the guest kernel …

Published Sep 2, 2022 · Updated May 5, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

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Description

An issue was discovered the x86 KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.18.17. Unprivileged guest users can compromise the guest kernel because TLB flush operations are mishandled in certain KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED situations.

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 5.19.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.19.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.19.6-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.191-1 DSA-5480-1
Debian 10 linux-5.10 5.10.197-1~deb10u1 DLA-3623-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-50.56 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1021.25 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1021.26 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1024.30.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1019.25 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1017.20 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1004.6 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1015.17 USN-5683-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1017.22 USN-5703-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1019.23 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-5.17 +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1019.24 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1016.18 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv 5.15.0-1020.23 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1021.25~20.04.1 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1021.28~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke-5.15 5.15.0-1019.23~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1005.7~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-50.56~20.04.1 USN-5667-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1017.22~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1022.26~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1022.22 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +6 No fix yet —
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 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:0724
RHEL 8.6 EUS perf +26 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:0724

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 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.28.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150400.14.16.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3585-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.28.1.150400.24.9.5 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-azure +2 5.3.18-150300.38.83.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3897-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1.150300.18.58.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4614-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.28.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.28.1.150400.24.9.5 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1.150300.18.58.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150300.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3929-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1.150300.18.58.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150300.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3929-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.28.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4-RT_Update_1 1-150400.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_0 7-150400.4.18.3 SUSE-SU-2022:3628-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_1 +1 4-150400.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3628-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3605-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_3 3-150400.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3601-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_4 1-150400.9.3.5 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_10 +1 16-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_12 +1 15-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_14 14-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_15 13-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3657-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_16 12-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_17 9-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_18 8-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_19 7-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_20 6-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_22 5-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_23 4-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_24 3-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3606-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_25 2-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4038-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_26 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_7 18-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_9 17-150300.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_20 18-150200.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_21 17-150200.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_22 16-150200.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_23 15-150200.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_24 14-150200.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_25 13-150200.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_26 9-150200.2.2 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_27 7-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_29 4-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3648-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_30 +1 2-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4038-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3607-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_32 1-150200.5.5.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150400.15.5.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 kernel-rt +3 5.3.18-150300.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3929-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.4 dtb-aarch64 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-64kb +9 5.14.21-150400.24.28.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150400.14.16.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3585-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.28.1.150400.24.9.5 SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150400.15.5.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 dtb-aarch64 +11 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 kernel-azure +2 5.3.18-150300.38.83.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3897-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1.150300.18.58.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1.150300.18.58.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150300.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3929-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.10-15.42 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-070
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +12 6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-070

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.67.1-4 —

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-container +1 5.4.17-2136.321.4.el8 ELSA-2023-12591
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-2951
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek +4 5.4.17-2136.321.4.el8uek ELSA-2023-12588
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek-container +1 5.4.17-2136.321.4.el7 ELSA-2023-12590
Oracle Linux 7 perf +3 5.4.17-2136.321.4.el7uek ELSA-2023-12588

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