CVE-2022-38457CWE-416

There is an UAF vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

Medium · published September 9, 2022

CVSS v3.1
6.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00568 · 46.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2022-09-09T14:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 SEP 14:39Z
    There is an UAF vulnerability in vmwgfx driver
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