CVE-2022-36402 There is an int overflow vulnerability in vmwgfx driver

What is CVE-2022-36402?

CVE-2022-36402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 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 integer overflow vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of 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-190, CWE-118

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36402?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36402?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-36402 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36402 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36402, GHSA-7xqj-7frw-hvvx, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36402.