# CVE-2022-40133: There is an UAF vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-09 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Linux kernel: from v4.20-rc1

## Description

A use-after-free(UAF) vulnerability was found in function 'vmw_execbuf_tie_context' in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in Linux kernel's vmwgfx driver with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain privilege, causing a denial of service(DoS).

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2075

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