CVE-2022-36280 There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

Medium 6.3 Published 9 Sep 2022 Updated 14 Oct 2026

A local attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds write in the vmwgfx driver to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-36280?

CVE-2022-36280 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An out-of-bounds(OOB) memory access vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_kms.c in GPU component in the Linux kernel with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain privilege, causing a denial of service(DoS).

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36280?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36280?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-36280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36280, GHSA-pj97-6f95-967p, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36280.