{"id":"CVE-2022-38096","title":"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)'","summary":"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 a…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476","CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.20"],"published":"2022-09-09","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T18:17:04.287","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38096","references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2073","label":"security@openanolis.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"security@openanolis.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=2073","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00788,"epssPercentile":0.55201,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T18:47:39.271Z","slug":"CVE-2022-38096","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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).\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":35,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.7,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}