CVE-2022-38457

There is an UAF vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

Published Sep 9, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-41041 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).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Anolis
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 2:11 AM
Reserved
Sep 7, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 9, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 9, 2022, 12:00 AM