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CVE-2022-38096

Published: Sep 9, 2022

Modified: May 12, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.3

MEDIUM

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).

VendorProductVersions

Linux

kernel

affected
v4.20-rc1 - < 5.13.0-52*

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

References

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