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drm/vmwgfx: Fix KMS with 3D on HW version 10

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.18.7
CVEs
CVE-2026-23008
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 05:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

drm/vmwgfx: Fix KMS with 3D on HW version 10

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Jan 2026, 14:36 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-23008

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.18.7

Complete source record
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