> CVE-2022-50720

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PUBLISHED
2025-12-24 13:15
MODIFIED
2025-12-24 13:15
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.24%
Top 85.5%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2025-12-24 RED HAT 🔗 2025-12-28 CVE PROJECT 🔗 2026-01-19 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-10-25 OSV 🔗 2026-03-01

> DESCRIPTION

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/apic: Don't disable x2APIC if locked The APIC supports two modes, legacy APIC (or xAPIC), and Extended APIC (or x2APIC). X2APIC mode is mostly compatible with legacy APIC, but it disables the memory-mapped APIC interface in favor of one that uses MSRs. The APIC mode is controlled by the EXT bit in the APIC MSR. The MMIO/xAPIC interface has some problems, most notably the APIC LEAK [1]. This bug allows an attacker to use the APIC MMIO interface to extract data from the SGX enclave. Introduce support for a new feature that will allow the BIOS to lock the APIC in x2APIC mode. If the APIC is locked in x2APIC mode and the kernel tries to disable the APIC or revert to legacy APIC mode a GP fault will occur. Introduce support for a new MSR (IA32_XAPIC_DISABLE_STATUS) and handle the new locked mode when the LEGACY_XAPIC_DISABLED bit is set by preventing the kernel from trying to disable the x2APIC. On platforms with the IA32_XAPIC_DISABLE_STATUS MSR, if SGX or TDX are enabled the LEGACY_XAPIC_DISABLED will be set by the BIOS. If legacy APIC is required, then it SGX and TDX need to be disabled in the BIOS. [1]: https://aepicleak.com/aepicleak.pdf

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> RED HAT SEVERITY ASSESSMENT

THREAT SEVERITY
Low

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

x86/apic: Don't disable x2APIC if locked

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
520 versions affected
Linux / Kernel

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
24/12/2025 13:15
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 19/01/2026 17:38
CVEPROJECT
Champ modifié: CVE Project
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 28/12/2025 04:01
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 23:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 22:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 21:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 20:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 19:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 18:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 17:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 16:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 15:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 14:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 13:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Low" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 12:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Low", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 25/12/2025 12:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
Total des modifications: 15 Dernière mise à jour: 9 months ago

> REFERENCES

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05785ba834f23272f9d23427ae4a80ac505a5296
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8d1d163604bd1e600b062fb00de5dc42baa355f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd1241e00addbf0b95f6cd6ce32152692820657e
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