6.3

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

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-38096DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38096CGA-26hr-93qc-g49h
Published 09-09-2022Last modified 14-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-38096 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.80%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 51 · Related 38
DLA-3842-1RHSA-2024:0930RHSA-2024:1018RHSA-2024:1019RHSA-2024:1250RHSA-2024:1268

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.79% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu113 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-204.224 | < 5.15.0-116.126 | < 6.8.0-35.35
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1137.147 | < 5.15.0-1065.71 | < 6.8.0-1009.9
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard82 products
  • hyperv-daemons-6.18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • hyperv-daemons-genericAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.12All versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.65-r0
  • linux-aws-6.12-boot-installedAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.12-fips-boot-installedAll versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.85-1 | < 6.7.12-1

4 vendors · 198 products

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