Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.306.1.3.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2621888
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023

Introduced: 10 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-22942  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:5.4.17-2136.306.1.3.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9273.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-devel package and not the kernel-uek-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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.

CVSS Scores

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