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
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https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356 | Release Notes |
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148 | Release Notes |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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History
18 Dec 2023, 17:27
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Information
Published : 2023-12-13 09:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 20:54
NVD link : CVE-2022-22942
Mitre link : CVE-2022-22942
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-22942
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Products Affected
vmware
- photon_os
CWE
CWE-416
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