DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48771

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix stale file descriptors on failed usercopy A failing usercopy of the fencerep object will lead to a stale entry in the file descriptor table as putunusedfd won't release it. This enables userland to refer to a...

kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Fix stale file descriptors on failed usercopy

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel's VMware graphics driver vmwgfx driver. This flaw occurs during the usercopy operation for the fencerep object. If this operation fails, it can leave a stale dangling file descriptor in the system's file descriptor table. This...