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

2022-09-0914:39:51

CWE-476

Anolis

www.cve.org

cve-2022-38096

vmwgfx driver

linux kernel

gpu component

null pointer vulnerability

denial of service

CVSS3

6.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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).

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "product": "kernel",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "v4.20-rc1",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "5.13.0-52*",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]