CVE-2022-2153EPSS p38.9%
CVE-2022-2153CVE-2022-2153
linux / linux_kernel
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM when attempting to set a SynIC IRQ. This issue makes it possible for a misbehaving VMM to write to SYNIC/STIMER MSRs, causing a NULL pointer dereference. This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker on the host to issue specific ioctl calls, causing a kernel oops condition that results in a denial of service.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.47% probability of exploitation · percentile 38.9% · 2026-10-17T12:00:28Z |
| Last modified | 2026-10-14 |