CVE-2022-38096

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 53
Modified
Published: 09 Sept 2022, 14:39
Last modified:12 May 2026, 10:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
6.3 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Sept 2022, 14:39
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
12 May 2026, 10:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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).

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 12%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Kernel

    ≥ v4.20-rc1, < 5.13.0-52*

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 4.20

References (3)