Use After Free Affecting kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default package, versions <12-150200.2.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-SLES152-KERNELLIVEPATCH53182467DEFAULT-3265166
- published 16 Apr 2022
- disclosed 14 Apr 2022
Introduced: 14 Apr 2022
CVE-2022-22942 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.2 kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default to version 12-150200.2.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default package and not the kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-24_67-default package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 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.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22942.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195065
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195951
- https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356
- https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4
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