CVE-2022-38457

There is an UAF vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: September 9, 2022 at 02:39 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:56 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

Description

A use-after-free(UAF) vulnerability was found in function 'vmw_cmd_res_check' in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in Linux kernel's vmwgfx driver 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).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.20 ≤ v < 6.1.7v4.20-rc1 ≤ v < 5.13.0-52*4.20-rc1 6.2 rc1 6.2 rc2 6.2 rc3 6.2 rc4

Affected range stops below 5.13.0-52*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

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Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2074

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-416

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