CVE-2026-74442

drm/vmwgfx: avoid destroy_workqueue(NULL) on vkms init failure

N/A
Published: August 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: avoid destroy_workqueue(NULL) on vkms init failure Two paths through vmw_vkms_init() can leave vmw->crc_workq NULL while still leaving the rest of the driver in a state that calls vmw_vkms_cleanup() at module unload: 1. vmw_host_get_guestinfo(GUESTINFO_VBLANK, ...) failing or returning an oversized buffer -- the common case on hosts without a VBLANK guestinfo entry -- early-returned before the workqueue allocation. 2. alloc_ordered_workqueue() returning NULL on memory pressure. vmw_vkms_cleanup() then calls destroy_workqueue(NULL), which dereferences wq->name and panics. Fix the first case by removing the early return: vmw->vkms_enabled is already false on the rpci-failure path so no work will ever be queued, and allocating the workqueue unconditionally keeps the control flow simple. Fix the second case by guarding the cleanup with a NULL check, since alloc_ordered_workqueue() can still fail under low memory.

Affected

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

6.10 ≤ v < 6.12.1036.10 ≤ v < 6.18.446.10 ≤ v < 7.1.86.10 ≤ v < 7.26.107b0062036c3b71b4a69e244ecf0502c06c4cf5f0
Vendor states this is fixed in 05eaa887e7b4f40fba425f8a1d7a5a8a043092a6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0ee0532f1d405d37f38c44cbba87342e63d3bbd4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7c701778c6a369769992614dac8dc00c8ac72afc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 96efee36453b697ccbaf75091b7a1807c11809dd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.103 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.44 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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