| Name | CVE-2022-22942 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2941-1, DSA-5092-1, DSA-5096-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.5-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.12.6-1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.19 (PTS) | stretch (security) | 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.19.316-1~deb9u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | stretch | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | buster | 4.19.232-1 | DSA-5096-1 | ||
| linux | source | bullseye | 5.10.92-2 | DSA-5092-1 | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.15.15-2 | |||
| linux-4.19 | source | stretch | 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 | DLA-2941-1 |
[stretch] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/03/1
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/a0f90c8815706981c483a652a6aefca51a5e191c
https://github.com/opensrcsec/same_type_object_reuse_exploits/blob/main/cve-2022-22942-dc.c
https://github.com/opensrcsec/same_type_object_reuse_exploits/blob/main/cve-2022-22942.c