The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A use-after-free(UAF) vulnerability was found in function 'vmw_cmd_res_check' 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). (CVE-2022-38457)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-38457

medium Nessus Plugin ID 224797

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Version 1.7 Oct 28, 2025, 5:56 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202510281756
Version 1.6 Oct 27, 2025, 11:56 PM CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv2 temporal vector" set to "CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C") CVSS temporal metrics ("CVSSv3 temporal vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin Feed: 202510272356
Version 1.3 Aug 27, 2025, 8:29 AM CVSS metrics ("Cvssv4 score" set to 0.0) CVSSv2 severity (based on None, severity decreased from "High" to "Low") Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202508270829
Version 1.1 Mar 5, 2025, 4:35 PM New Plugin Feed: 202503051635