What is CVE-2022-0516?

CVE-2022-0516 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2022-0516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0516?

CVE-2022-0516 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0516?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-0516. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-0516 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2022-0516

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-03-10

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2022-0516 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-0516 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0009/

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050237
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09a93c1df3eafa43bcdfd7bf837c574911f12f55
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-0516

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-03-10

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0516?

CVE-2022-0516 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2022-0516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0516?

CVE-2022-0516 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0516?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-0516. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-0516 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-0516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →