PT-2022-4755
CVE-2022-36280
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Published
2021-07-20
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Updated
2026-10-21
Description by
CVSS 2.0
8.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
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.
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