CVE-2026-99002
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: validate pitch…
- Risk score
- 59/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: validate pitch coming from userspace Validate the pitch, alongside the box dimensions before trying to copy data from the underlying surface. Fixes possible out of bounds reads with cursor snooping.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.8 high
- On your watchlist: linux kernel
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bc51cb89ced74d6645a138cc2f21184bc75094
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76e5ddd7d9822c8c3492e0f50ba8978e093069ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db6fbc2b77849e3c3c2bc115ea9ac925c4625a0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6d9c8abdf06a9c7efa799532d66ed8d5a50734c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcb137f6e7ed769f7ecad84364a33c451371b602
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: validate pitch coming from userspace Validate the pitch, alongside the box dimensions before trying to copy data from the underlying surface. Fixes possible out of bounds reads with cursor snooping.
Last activity 23 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.