In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/vmwgfx: Return the correct value in vmw_translate_ptr functions
Before the referenced fixes these functions used a lookup function that returned a pointer. This was changed to another lookup function that returned an error code with the pointer becoming an out parameter.
The error path when the lookup failed was not changed to reflect this change and the code continued to return the PTR_ERR of the now uninitialized pointer. This could cause the vmw_translate_ptr functions to return success when they actually failed causing further uninitialized and OOB accesses.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.77-99.140Upgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.168-202.320Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18 | Apr 9, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | May 3, 2026 | May 3, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64k | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
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