CVE-2026-23317: drm/vmwgfx: Return the correct value in vmw_translate_ptr functions

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-25 · updated 2026-10-19
Weakness: CWE-908

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Return the correct value in vmw_translate_ptr functions Before the referenced fixes these functions used a lookup function that returned a pointer. This was changed to another lookup function that returned an error code with the pointer becoming an out parameter. The error path when the lookup failed was not changed to reflect this change and the code continued to return the PTR_ERR of the now uninitialized pointer. This could cause the vmw_translate_ptr functions to return success when they actually failed causing further uninitialized and OOB accesses.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.1.7 before 6.1.167; from 6.2.1 before 6.6.130; from 6.7 before 6.12.77; from 6.13 before 6.18.17; from 6.19 before 6.19.7; 6.2, 7.0-rc1, 7.0-rc2, 7.0-rc3, 7.0-rc4, 7.0-rc5 (+2) — fixed in 6.1.167, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7, 6.6.130

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.167, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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