What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 30, 2022 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated