---
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'
---

## Overview

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).

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.20`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.