CVE-2024-46712

drm/vmwgfx: Disable coherent dumb buffers without 3d

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 13, 2024 at 06:44 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Disable coherent dumb buffers without 3d Coherent surfaces make only sense if the host renders to them using accelerated apis. Without 3d the entire content of dumb buffers stays in the guest making all of the extra work they're doing to synchronize between guest and host useless. Configurations without 3d also tend to run with very low graphics memory limits. The pinned console fb, mob cursors and graphical login manager tend to run out of 16MB graphics memory that those guests use. Fix it by making sure the coherent dumb buffers are only used on configs with 3d enabled.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.10.4 ≤ v < 6.10.86.10.46.11 rc26.11 rc36.11 rc46.11 rc5af6441e6f3d41e95bfc5bfc11960c259bb4f0f11d6667f0ddf46c671d379cd5fe66ce0a54d2a743a
Vendor states this is fixed in c45558414b8f2e0b9dc34eb8f9d4e8359b887681 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e9fd436bb8fb9b9d31fdf07bbcdba6d30290c5e4 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 6.10.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c45558414b8f2e0b9dc34eb8f9d4e8359b887681
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9fd436bb8fb9b9d31fdf07bbcdba6d30290c5e4

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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