Use After Free Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-3276919
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023

Introduced: 3 Feb 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:0825.

NVD Description

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

version 3.1