In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/vmwgfx: reject DX_BIND_QUERY without a DX context
vmw_cmd_dx_bind_query() unconditionally dereferences sw_context->dx_ctx_node->ctx. Userspace can trigger a NULL pointer dereference from any render-node fd by submitting an execbuf with dx_context_handle == SVGA3D_INVALID_ID and a SVGA_3D_CMD_DX_BIND_QUERY opcode in the command stream: dx_ctx_node is left NULL and the kernel oopses on the assignment. The same NULL is then re-read in vmw_resources_reserve() via vmw_context_get_dx_query_mob().
All sibling DX handlers fail-close on a missing dx_ctx_node using VMW_GET_CTX_NODE(). Use the same pattern here, returning -EINVAL up front before any relocation state is published.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.44-99.149Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-127.188Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfo | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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