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CVE-2024-53115: drm/vmwgfx: avoid null_ptr_deref in vmw_framebuffer_surface_create_handle

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: avoid null_ptr_deref in vmw_framebuffer_surface_create_handle The 'vmw_user_object_buffer' function may return NULL with incorrect inputs. To avoid possible null pointer dereference, add a check whether the 'bo' is NULL in the vmw_framebuffer_surface_create_handle.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.10.4 before 6.11; from 6.11 before 6.11.10; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3, 6.12-rc4, 6.12-rc5, 6.12-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 6.11, 6.11.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11, 6.11.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36f64da080555175b58d85f99f5f90435e274e56
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d1f41a82de382845af460bf03bcb17dcbf08c5

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