CVE-2022-36402

MEDIUMNVD 6.35.5▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-09-17. NVD baseline CVSS 6.3; sources differ by 0.8.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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An integer overflow vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of Linux kernel with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain privilege, causing a denial of service(DoS).

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EPSS
37.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 16, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-36402(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(17)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.262.268) @ xenial2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (4.15.0.1184.199~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm (4.4.0.1140.137) @ xenial2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.200.196) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1119.149) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.4.0.1134.143~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-bluefield (5.4.0.1094.90) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1054 (5.4.0-1054.58) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1044.42) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_22024-07-24redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.75.1.rt14.360.el9_22024-07-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_82024-03-19redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_62024-02-21redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_32024-01-25redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_92024-01-10redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-513.11.1.rt7.313.el8_92024-01-10redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(13)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-36402?
CVE-2022-36402 is a medium vulnerability published on September 16, 2022. An integer overflow vulnerability was found in vmwgfx driver in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_execbuf.c in GPU component of Linux kernel with device file '/dev/dri/renderD128 (or Dxxx)'. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain privilege, causing a denial of…
When was CVE-2022-36402 disclosed?
CVE-2022-36402 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 16, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-36402 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-36402 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-36402?
CVE-2022-36402 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 5.5.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-36402?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-36402, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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