Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-74444drm/vmwgfx: validate DRAW_PRIMITIVES header size before division

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: validate DRAW_PRIMITIVES header size before division vmw_cmd_draw() computes maxnum = (header->size - sizeof(cmd->body)) / sizeof(*decl); where header->size is u32 and is taken straight from the user-supplied command stream. When header->size is less than sizeof(cmd->body) the unsigned subtraction wraps to nearly 4 GiB, producing a huge maxnum. Any user-controlled cmd->body.numVertexDecls then passes the bound and the loop dereferences decl[i] far past the end of the kernel command bounce buffer, producing an out-of-bounds read of kernel memory. Reject undersized headers up front.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.187-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74444
Debian:13linux6.12.105-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74444
Debian:14linux7.1.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74444
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.107-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-198.208UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42USN-8959-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1117.124UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17USN-8959-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1123.132UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1122.131UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18USN-8959-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1113.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1100.108UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1USN-8959-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1111.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17USN-8959-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1112.118UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1109.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-195.205UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1112.113UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1036.39UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17USN-8960-1
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16USN-8959-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1080.84UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74444

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 7a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before b89ca4bba820f79dde52af15ee139fe6e8bbc3147a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before bef30317fcb4c838a37bceb2fc76256eb6b975c17a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before 112c6ff29a56f3a22db4d5af869697aa07035ad67a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before 2666cddf0dd218aa9bd1f99db688d1b532eac21a7a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before fc0c02f510e41650df3479f96e257acf87d8a20a7a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before dc0be7662b7b0ce28cb5eea864737793ed7b9e707a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before c77cf8edae2bd3a1599115301cc7c98d0c78e7317a73ba7469cbea631050094fd14f73acebb97cf9 – before 85891d174707d8bddcec7a888fb4e1d17def34f3
Linux Linux 2.6.33

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