A use-after-free flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_alloc_rx_buf in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in VMware's vmxnet3 ethernet NIC driver in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a double-free while cleaning up vmxnet3_rq_cleanup_all, which could also lead to a kernel information leak problem.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.43-20.103Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.281-212.502Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.118-111.515Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf-debuginfo | Sep 7, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Sep 21, 2023 | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.10-15.42Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf | Feb 17, 2025 | May 14, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools | Jan 10, 2024 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Jan 10, 2024 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf | Feb 12, 2024 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Jan 10, 2024 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 3, 2023 | May 14, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-baseUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-vanilla-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dtb-alUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-zteUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-vanilla-baseUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-debug-baseUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-vanillaUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-manUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-vanilla-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-default-devel | Sep 15, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-245-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1124-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-245-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1161-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1123-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic | Sep 20, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 29, 2025 | Aug 16, 2023 |
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