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high 7.8

CVE-2025-40277 json

drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE

published 2025-12-06 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-15 24 d ago also EUVD-2025-201578

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE

This data originates from userspace and is used in buffer offset calculations which could potentially overflow causing an out-of-bounds access.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.4.302, 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117, 6.12.59, 6.17.9, 6.18
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.159-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.63-1
  • linux Debian 14 6.17.9-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40277

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-173.183
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-106.106
  • linux Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-14.14
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1103.110
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1050.53
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 25.10 6.17.0-1007.7
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1103.112
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1052.55

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40277

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:1886RHSA-2026:1512RHSA-2026:1495RHSA-2026:1494RHSA-2026:1445RHSA-2026:1443

  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-40.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-40.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +5 more 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +3 more 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4282-1SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1SUSE-SU-2026:0617-1SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:1142ALSA-2026:1148ALSA-2026:0793ALSA-2026:0453

  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.rt7.438.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7
  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:1148RLSA-2026:1142RLSA-2026:0793RLSA-2026:0453

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-40277 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libperf 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0917
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) libperf 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1194
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, perf 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, rtla 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, python3-perf 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0793
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, perf 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, rtla 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, python3-perf 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0453
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) perf 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1494
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1441
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) rv 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, perf 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, rtla 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, python3-perf 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1236
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0917
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) rv 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, perf 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, rtla 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, python3-perf 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1194
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1142
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-64k 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-tools 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-modules 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0793
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-64k 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-core 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-tools 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-modules 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0453
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2) perf 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, kernel 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, bpftool 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, kernel-core 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, kernel-tools 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, python3-perf 4.18.0-193.183.1.el8_2, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1512
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1886
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1442
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) kernel 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, bpftool 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-core 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-tools 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, python3-perf 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, kernel-modules 5.14.0-70.163.1.el9_0, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1494
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool 7.0.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.154.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1441
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) kernel 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-64k 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-core 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-tools 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-modules 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1236
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0917
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) kernel 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-64k 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-core 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-tools 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-modules 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1194
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.184.1.el8_4, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1886
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.177.1.el8_6, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1442
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.126.1.el8_8, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0793
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0453
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) libperf 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1236
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.97.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1142
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.97.1.rt7.438.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.97.1.rt7.438.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.97.1.rt7.438.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.97.1.rt7.438.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.97.1.rt7.438.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.97.1.rt7.438.el8_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1148
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1495
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0793
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-124.27.1.el10_1, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0453
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-70.163.1.rt21.235.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1495
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.154.1.rt14.439.el9_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1443
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-rt 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-55.55.1.el10_0, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1236
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.107.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0917
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.81.1.el9_6, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:1194
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-611.24.1.el9_7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module vmwgfx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2026:0793

6 more fixed, 2 more not affected in the full advisory

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.