CVE - CVE-2022-22942

CVE-ID
CVE-2022-22942	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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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MISC:https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356 URL:https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356 MISC:https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148 URL:https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148 MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4 URL:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4
Assigning CNA
VMware
Date Record Created
20220110	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20220110)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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