CVE-2022-38096: There is a NULL pointer vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-09 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

A NULL pointer dereference 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: from 4.20

References

https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2073
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2073
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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