drm/vmwgfx: reject DX_BIND_QUERY without a DX context
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74445
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvh6-m2h2-g86v
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@6af8f0571b4f07e9b102641f195e0ae3cd3a6c71 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af8f0571b4f07e9b102641f195e0ae3cd3a6c71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eae011829f94a76470ec76f016805f508437755
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0634d50e8b398c25bd07c96b048e484d22688c26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e479240a1e076ba1104236331abd62400bf1d495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b1eb0b63cc153e1c0cb5ab8350950119be11947
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55ec09c9ce10b1272802c7ab6c1be2ea0dbc68db
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74445 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74445 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gvh6-m2h2-g86v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74445 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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