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.
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5161-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-25125 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5529-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5594-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5599-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5602-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5616-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5623-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T12:48:36.240Z

Reserved: 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1852

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-30T13:15:08.400

Modified: 2026-10-14T13:17:19.797

Link: CVE-2022-1852

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-1852 - Bugzilla

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