drm/vmwgfx: validate DRAW_PRIMITIVES header size before division
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: 5 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: validate DRAW_PRIMITIVES header size before division vmw_cmd_draw() computes maxnum = (header->size - sizeof(cmd->body)) / sizeof(*decl); where header->size is u32 and is taken straight from the user-supplied command stream. When header->size is less than sizeof(cmd->body) the unsigned subtraction wraps to nearly 4 GiB, producing a huge maxnum. Any user-controlled cmd->body.numVertexDecls then passes the bound and the loop dereferences decl[i] far past the end of the kernel command bounce buffer, producing an out-of-bounds read of kernel memory. Reject undersized headers up front.
Why it matters now
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 | 2.6.33 and later | 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.33 and later Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
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: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74444
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m498-64hg-9w93
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b89ca4bba820f79dde52af15ee139fe6e8bbc314
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef30317fcb4c838a37bceb2fc76256eb6b975c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112c6ff29a56f3a22db4d5af869697aa07035ad6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2666cddf0dd218aa9bd1f99db688d1b532eac21a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc0c02f510e41650df3479f96e257acf87d8a20a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc0be7662b7b0ce28cb5eea864737793ed7b9e70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c77cf8edae2bd3a1599115301cc7c98d0c78e731
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85891d174707d8bddcec7a888fb4e1d17def34f3
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74444 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74444 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m498-64hg-9w93 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74444 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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