CVE-2026-23317
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.14% probability · 3th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908, CWE-457
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/149f028772fa2879d9316b924ce948a6a0877e45Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36cb28b6d303a81e6ed4536017090e85e0143e42Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5023ca80f9589295cb60735016e39fc5cc714243Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/531f45589787799aa81b63e1e1f8e71db5d93dd1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e55d0788b362c93660b80cc5603031bbbdefa98Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce3a5cf139787c186d5d54336107298cacaad2b9Patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.