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Alma Linux: CVE-2022-38457: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2023-7077)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2022-38457: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2023-7077)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/09/2022
Created
11/29/2023
Added
11/28/2023
Modified
11/28/2023

Description

A use-after-free(UAF) vulnerability was found in function 'vmw_cmd_res_check' in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in Linux kernel's vmwgfx driver with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain privilege, causing a denial of service(DoS).

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-bpftool
  • alma-upgrade-kernel
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-abi-stablelists
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-core
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-cross-headers
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-debug-core
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules-extra
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-modules
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-modules-extra
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-core
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-devel
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-modules
  • alma-upgrade-kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra
  • alma-upgrade-perf
  • alma-upgrade-python3-perf

References

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