# CVE-2022-0516: Privilege escalation in kernel

> A local attacker can exploit a flaw in the s390 KVM module to gain unauthorized memory write access, leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** AZL-8997, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0516, GHSA-j8f5-q8pj-2j78, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0516

## What is CVE-2022-0516?

CVE-2022-0516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in kvm_s390_guest_sida_op in the arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c function in KVM for s390 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to obtain unauthorized memory write access. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc4.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0516?

It affects 23 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel, Netapp H300e Firmware, Netapp H300s Firmware, Netapp H410c Firmware, Netapp H410s Firmware, Netapp H500e Firmware, Netapp H500s Firmware, Netapp H700e Firmware, Netapp H700s Firmware, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Little Endian, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Little Endian Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server for Power Little Endian Update Services for Sap Solutions and 3 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0516?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-0516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0516 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0516/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0516
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0516
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0516

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0516/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.