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

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s vmwexecbufcopyfenceuser function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfxexecbuf.c in vmwgfx. This flaw allows a local attacker with user privileges to cause a privilege escalation problem...

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

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s vmwexecbufcopyfenceuser function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfxexecbuf.c in vmwgfx. This flaw allows a local attacker with user privileges to cause a privilege escalation problem...