CVE-2022-36402: There is an int overflow vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-118

Description

An integer overflow vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of Linux kernel 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).

Affected products

Linux kernel: all versions

References

https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2072
https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2072

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