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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-1263High confidence

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

n/a · Kernel:KVM

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-24596

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in KVM when releasing a vCPU with dirty ring support enabled. 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.

What

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in KVM when releasing a vCPU with dirty ring support enabled. 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.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in KVM when releasing a vCPU with dirty ring support enabled. 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.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → NULL Pointer Dereference → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476 ↗

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Denial of serviceCWE-476Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2022-0165Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-976Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

use-su-20223844-1/ Bulletin de sécurité SUSE du 31 octobre 2022 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223810-1/ Bulletin de sécurité SUSE du 31 octobre 2022 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223809-1/ Référence CVE CVE-2016-3695 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3695 Référence CVE CVE-2020-16119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16119 Référence CVE CVE-2020-27784 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27784 Référence CVE CVE-2021-4155 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4155 Référence CVE CVE-2021-4203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4203 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1263 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1263 Référence CVE CVE-2022-20008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20008 Référence CVE CVE-2022-20368 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20368 Référence CVE CVE-2022-20369 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20369 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2503 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2503 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2586 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2586 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2588 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2588 Référence CVE CVE-2022-26373 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26373 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2663 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-922Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux de SUSE . Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service, une atteinte à la confidentialité des données et un contournement de la politique de sécurité.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-527Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1012 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1016 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1048 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1048 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1158 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1158 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1195 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1195 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1198 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1198 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1199 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1204 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1205 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1205 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1263 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1263 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1353 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1353 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1419 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1419 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1516 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1516 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1651 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1651 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1671 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1671 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1734 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1734 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1836 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1836 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1966 Ré

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-1125Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

nt/2022/suse-su-20224617-1/ Référence CVE CVE-2016-3695 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3695 Référence CVE CVE-2019-3874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3874 Référence CVE CVE-2020-16119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16119 Référence CVE CVE-2020-26541 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26541 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36516 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36516 Référence CVE CVE-2021-33135 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33135 Référence CVE CVE-2021-4037 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4037 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1184 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1184 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1263 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1263 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1882 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1882 Référence CVE CVE-2022-20368 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20368 Référence CVE CVE-2022-20369 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20369 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2153 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2153 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2586 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2586 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2588 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2588 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2602 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2602 Référence CVE CVE-2022-26373 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Fixed in kernel v5.18-rc3
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 31 Aug 2022 · Last source change 2 Aug 2024, 23:55 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-24596
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-24596↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Patch or update reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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