drm/vmwgfx: Fix Use-after-free in validation
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix Use-after-free in validation Nodes stored in the validation duplicates hashtable come from an arena allocator that is cleared at the end of vmw_execbuf_process. All nodes are expected to be cleared in vmw_validation_drop_ht but this node escaped because its resource was destroyed prematurely.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0015 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 +5Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.20 and later | 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.157, 6.6.113, 6.12.54, 6.17.4, 6.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.20 and later Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.157, 6.6.113, 6.12.54, 6.17.4, 6.18 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.157, 6.6.113, 6.12.54, 6.17.4, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6fq-7r5f-c3mx
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1822e5287b7dfa59d0af966756ebf1dc652b60ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7165e5f3b3b10721ff70553583ad12e90e447a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c918f9d1ccccc0e092f43dcb2d8266f54d7340b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a8eaca539708ca532747f606d231f70e684e8ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867bda5d95d36f10da398fd4409e21c7002b2332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/655a2f29bfc21105c80bf8a7d7aafa6eca8b4496
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65608e991c2d771c13404e5c7ae122ac3c3357a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfe1323ab3c8a4dd5625ebfdba44dc47df84512a
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q6fq-7r5f-c3mx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-40111 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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