SB20260814100 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel KVM
Published: August 14, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260814100
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4994)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.