CVE-2026-74443: drm/vmwgfx: bound DMA command body size against suffix pointer

highCVSS 7.8CVE-2026-74443

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux product: Linux kernel Memory corruption

What: The drm/vmwgfx graphics driver fails to validate DMA command body size against the suffix pointer, allowing buffer overread.
Who is affected: Systems using VMware SVGA graphics virtualization (vmwgfx driver).
Urgency: High severity (CVSS 7.8); no known exploitation but DMA validation bypass can leak kernel memory or cause crash.
Action: Apply kernel patch that bounds DMA command body size validation against the suffix pointer in vmwgfx.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7.8
Published: 2026-08-11
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-74443

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-744430.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-74443	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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