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Linux Linux — x86/tdx: Panic on bad configs that #VE on "private" memory access
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0017 6.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 9a22bf6debbf5169f750af53c7f86eb4e3cd6712 – —
Linux 5.19 – 6.0.8
TIMELINE
May 1 Reserved by Linux
May 1 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-49886 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/tdx: Panic on bad configs that #VE on "private" memory access
All normal kernel memory is "TDX private memory". This includes
everything from kernel stacks to kernel text. Handling
exceptions on arbitrary accesses to kernel memory is essentially
impossible because they can happen in horribly nasty places like
kernel entry/exit. But, TDX hardware can theoretically _deliver_
a virtualization exception (#VE) on any access to private memory.
But, it's not as bad as it sounds. TDX can be configured to never
deliver these exceptions on private memory with a "TD attribute"
called ATTR_SEPT_VE_DISABLE. The guest has no way to *set* this
attribute, but it can check it.
Ensure ATTR_SEPT_VE_DISABLE is set in early boot. panic() if it
is unset. There is no sane way for Linux to run with this
attribute clear so a panic() is appropriate.
There's small window during boot before the check where kernel
has an early #VE handler. But the handler is only for port I/O
and will also panic() as soon as it sees any other #VE, such as
a one generated by a private memory access.
[ dhansen: Rewrite changelog and rebase on new tdx_parse_tdinfo().
Add Kirill's tested-by because I made changes since
he wrote this. ]
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| May 1, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 1, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-49886 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 9a22bf6debbf5169f750af53c7f86eb4e3cd6712 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.19 | 6.0.8 |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-49886 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.