CVE-2022-1651 Information disclosure in Kernel
A local privileged attacker can exploit a memory leak in the ACRN virtual NIC emulation to leak kernel information and cause denial of service.
- 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
What is CVE-2022-1651?
CVE-2022-1651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in acrn_dev_ioctl in the drivers/virt/acrn/hsm.c function in how the ACRN Device Model emulates virtual NICs in VM. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to leak unauthorized kernel information, causing a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1651?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1651?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-1651 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1651 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-10399, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1651, GHSA-39rf-5f5g-vgx4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1651.