CVE-2022-36280

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory access vulnerability outside the limits (OOB) has been found in the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kernel, specifically in the drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx kms.c file. This issue is related to a buffer overflow in memory and can be exploited by a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain privileges, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability is associated with the device file "/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)".

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.