# CVE-2022-0516: 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-03-08 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a kernel: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc4

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050237
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09a93c1df3eafa43bcdfd7bf837c574911f12f55
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0009/

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