Out-of-bounds write in mesa3d Mesa
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Mesa before 25.3.6 and 26 before 26.0.1, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in WebGPU because the amount of to-be-allocated data depends on an untrusted party, and is then used for alloca.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00427 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Mesa (mesa3d): 25.3.6, 26.0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mesa3d | Mesa | before 25.3.6; 26.0.0 to before 26.0.1 | 25.3.6, 26.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mesa Vendormesa3d Affected before 25.3.6; 26.0.0 to before 26.0.1 Fixed in 25.3.6, 26.0.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mesa (mesa3d) Fixed in 25.3.6, 26.0.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40393
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w54f-pw7x-c532
References
More mesa3d Mesa vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24659 Mesa 23.0.4 was discovered to contain a buffer over-read in glXQueryServerString(). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2023-24666 Mesa 23.0.4 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference in check_xshm() for the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-01765 Multiple integer overflows in X.org libGLX in Mesa 9.1.1 and earlier allow X servers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2013-01654 The Intel drivers in Mesa 8.0.x and 9.0.x allow context-dependent attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-24658 Mesa v23.0.4 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2023-24661 glx_pbuffer.c in Mesa 23.0.4 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation when… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-40393 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40393 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w54f-pw7x-c532 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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