VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-22942
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.58% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- vmware/photon os
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356Release Notes
- https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148Release Notes
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356Release Notes
- https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148Release Notes
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.