vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2022-38457: linux -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
Sep 9, 2022
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025

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).

Solutions

debian-upgrade-linuxno-fix-debian-deb-package
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