Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUG-2388040
- published 28 Jan 2022
- disclosed 27 Jan 2022
Introduced: 27 Jan 2022
CVE-2022-22942 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-debug to version 0:4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug package and not the kernel-debug package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
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