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 kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Oct 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azure | 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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