Use After Free Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNEL-4160351
  • published28 Jan 2022
  • disclosed27 Jan 2022

Introduced: 27 Jan 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:0777.

NVD Description

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