CVE-2022-45869

MEDIUMNVD 5.54.7▼

5.5

A race condition in the x86 KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.1-rc6 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash or host OS memory corruption) when nested virtualisation and the TDP MMU are enabled.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 4.7(medium)
EPSS: 3.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 30, 2022

Last Modified

April 24, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=47b0c2e4c220f2251fd8dcfbb44479819c715e15
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=47b0c2e4c220f2251fd8dcfbb44479819c715e15

Patch Availability(14)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-modules-extra-5.19.0-1014-raspi (5.19.0-1014.21) @ kinetic	2026-05-25	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-1016-gkeop (5.15.0-1016.21) @ jammy	2026-05-25	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-cloud-tools-5.15.0-1026-intel-iotg (5.15.0-1026.31) @ jammy	2026-05-25	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-buildinfo-5.15.0-67-generic-lpae (5.15.0-67.74) @ jammy	2026-05-25	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-5.15.0-1025-raspi (5.15.0-1025.27) @ jammy	2026-05-25	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-5.19.0-1019-kvm (5.19.0-1019.20) @ kinetic	2026-05-25	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-5.19.0-1018-lowlatency (5.19.0-1018.19) @ kinetic	2026-05-25	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-5.15.0-1029-kvm (5.15.0-1029.34) @ jammy	2026-05-25	ubuntu
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8	2024-03-19	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6	2024-03-06	redhat
redhat	kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9	2023-11-14	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9	2023-11-14	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:5.14.0-284.25.1.el9_2	2023-08-01	redhat
redhat	kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.25.1.rt14.310.el9_2	2023-08-01	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-45869?

CVE-2022-45869 is a medium vulnerability published on November 30, 2022. A race condition in the x86 KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.1-rc6 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash or host OS memory corruption) when nested virtualisation and the TDP MMU are enabled.

When was CVE-2022-45869 disclosed?

CVE-2022-45869 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 30, 2022, with the most recent update on April 24, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-45869 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-45869 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-45869?

CVE-2022-45869 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 4.7.

How do I remediate CVE-2022-45869?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-45869, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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