Asymmetric denial of service In linux

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's VMware graphics (vmwgfx) driver. On VMware hardware version 10, which lacks GB Surfaces support, attempting to use 3D acceleration with KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) causes the driver to dereference a NULL backing buffer pointer for surface-backed framebuffers. This results in a kernel crash and black screen.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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