PT-2025-49378
CVE-2025-40277
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Published
2025-10-21
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Updated
2026-10-18
Description by
CVSS 4.0
8.5
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a flaw in the drm/vmwgfx module where command header size validation against SVGA CMD MAX DATASIZE is insufficient. Data originating from userspace, used in buffer offset calculations, could lead to an out-of-bounds access due to a potential overflow. The
SVGA CMD MAX DATASIZE variable is involved in this issue.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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