Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELDEVEL-7564781
  • published25 Jul 2024
  • disclosed9 Sept 2022

Introduced: 9 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-36402  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-devel to version 0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:4823.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of Linux kernel 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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