In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/vmwgfx: Fix stale file descriptors on failed usercopy
A failing usercopy of the fence_rep object will lead to a stale entry in the file descriptor table as put_unused_fd() won't release it. This enables userland to refer to a dangling 'file' object through that still valid file descriptor, leading to all kinds of use-after-free exploitation scenarios.
Fix this by deferring the call to fd_install() until after the usercopy has succeeded.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools | Oct 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-extra | Aug 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Jun 20, 2024 |
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