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high 7.8

CVE-2022-22942 json

The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by othe…

published 2023-12-13 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-28067

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.15.15-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22942

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-169.177
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-100.113
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1121.129
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1066.69
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1065.69
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1063.66
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1015.16
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1107.109

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22942

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • redhat-virtualization-host RHEL 7 4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
  • redhat-virtualization-host-image-update RHEL 7 4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:1263RHSA-2022:0825RHSA-2022:0777RHSA-2022:1373RHSA-2022:1324RHSA-2022:1103

  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.222.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.222.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 +2 more 4.12.14-122.222.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.222.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 +2 more 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS, Enterprise Storage 7.1 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:2561-1SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1SUSE-SU-2024:2360-1SUSE-SU-2022:2111-1SUSE-SU-2022:1593-1

  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.16.4-1.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.6.17-1.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.49.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.49.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.49.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.49.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.49.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.49.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11796-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0370-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0363-1

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:0825RLSA-2022:0819

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-22942 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: failing usercopy allows for use-after-free exploitation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0825
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.2) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0820
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5, kernel 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5, bpftool 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5, kpatch-patch-4_18_0-348 1-3.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5, kernel-tools 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5, +19 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0825
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.1) perf 4.18.0-147.64.1.el8_1, kernel 4.18.0-147.64.1.el8_1, bpftool 4.18.0-147.64.1.el8_1, kernel-core 4.18.0-147.64.1.el8_1, kernel-tools 4.18.0-147.64.1.el8_1, python3-perf 4.18.0-147.64.1.el8_1, +19 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0823
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.2) perf 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, kernel 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, bpftool 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, kernel-core 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, kernel-tools 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, python3-perf 4.18.0-193.79.1.el8_2, +25 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0820
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4, kpatch-patch-4_18_0-305 1-11.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4, +26 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0777
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0620
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB EUS (v.8.4) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-305.40.1.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0777
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0622
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0819
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.59.1.rt56.1200.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0622
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV EUS (v.8.4) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 8.2) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0821
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-348.20.1.rt7.150.el8_5, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0819
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 8.2) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.79.1.rt13.129.el8_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0821
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT EUS (v.8.4) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-305.40.1.rt7.112.el8_4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, +17 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0620
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.6) perf 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1107
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.7) perf 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1324
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.6) perf 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_72_1 1-6.el7, kpatch-patch-3_10_0-957_76_1 1-6.el7, +10 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1107
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.7) perf 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kpatch-patch-3_10_0-1062_49_1 1-6.el7, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1324
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0620
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.6) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1107
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1324
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.6) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1107
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1324
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.6) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1107
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1324
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.6) perf 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-957.92.1.el7, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1107
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.7) perf 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1062.66.1.el7, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1324
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0620
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 redhat-virtualization-host 4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update 4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1263
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 redhat-virtualization-host 4.4.10-202203101736_8.5, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update 4.4.10-202203101736_8.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0841
  • Red Hat RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) redhat-virtualization-host 4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update 4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1263
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) redhat-release-virtualization-host 4.3.22-1.el7ev, redhat-virtualization-host-productimg 4.3.22-1.el7, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder 4.3.22-1.el7ev
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

1 more not affected in the full advisory

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/local/vmwgfx_fd_priv_esc)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a Photon OS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.