CVE-2026-23008NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix KMS with 3D on HW version 10 HW version 10 does not have GB Surfaces so there is no backing buffer for surface backed FBs. This would result in a nullptr dereference and crash the driver causing a black screen.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.16.06.18.7
NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.16.16.18.7+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.18.8-1
CVEListV5linux/linux965544150d1cadf0e8f5bb6c13c19697e46e1429a91bdd21d5efb3072beefbec13762b7722200c49+2
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
drm/vmwgfx: Fix KMS with 3D on HW version 102026-01-25
GHSA
GHSA-3hqq-c86m-p54c: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix KMS with 3D on HW version 10 HW version 10 does not have GB Surf2026-01-25
OSV
CVE-2026-23008: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix KMS with 3D on HW version 10 HW version 10 does not have GB Surfac2026-01-25

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Fix KMS with 3D on HW version 102026-01-25
Debian
CVE-2026-23008: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx:...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23008 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23008 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase