vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-22942: ELSA-2022-0620: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 27, 2022 | Feb 23, 2022 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 27, 2022
Added
Feb 23, 2022
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling 'file' pointer.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s vmw_execbuf_copy_fence_user function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c in vmwgfx. This flaw allows a local attacker with user privileges to cause a privilege escalation problem.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s vmw_execbuf_copy_fence_user function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c in vmwgfx. This flaw allows a local attacker with user privileges to cause a privilege escalation problem.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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