In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/vmwgfx: enforce cursor size limits for MOB cursors

vmw_cursor_plane_atomic_check() bounds cursor width and height only
on the legacy update path; the SVGA_CAP2_CURSOR_MOB path -- the
default on modern hosts -- accepts any size. When the requested size
exceeds SVGA_REG_CURSOR_MAX_DIMENSION or SVGA_REG_MOB_MAX_SIZE,
vmw_cursor_mob_get() returns -EINVAL and leaves vps->cursor.mob NULL.
Its return value is then discarded in vmw_cursor_plane_prepare_fb(),
so the subsequent vmw_cursor_update_mob() calls
vmw_bo_map_and_cache(NULL) and oopses inside
vmw_bo_map_and_cache_size() on the tbo.base.size load.

Reachable from any DRM master via DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CURSOR2 with a
sufficiently large width or height (e.g. cursor_max_dim + 1).

Reject oversized cursors in atomic_check for both MOB-backed cursor
update types. The MOB byte-size limit only applies to the
SVGA_CAP2_CURSOR_MOB path (vmw_cursor_mob_size() returns 0 for
GB_ONLY); compute the required MOB size in 64-bit to avoid overflow
when very large dimensions are requested.

In prepare_fb only call vmw_cursor_mob_get()/_map() for
VMW_CURSOR_UPDATE_MOB -- the GB_ONLY path uses bo->map.virtual
directly and would otherwise be silently downgraded to NONE on hosts
without SVGA_CAP2_CURSOR_MOB (where vmw_cursor_mob_get() always
returns -EINVAL). Degrade the update to NONE if vmw_cursor_mob_get()
or vmw_cursor_mob_map() fails so the update path does not run with a
NULL backing MOB.
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
CWE-20
CWE-476

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: enforce cursor size limits for MOB cursors vmw_cursor_plane_atomic_check() bounds cursor width and height only on the legacy update path; the SVGA_CAP2_CURSOR_MOB path -- the default on modern hosts -- accepts any size. When the requested size exceeds SVGA_REG_CURSOR_MAX_DIMENSION or SVGA_REG_MOB_MAX_SIZE, vmw_cursor_mob_get() returns -EINVAL and leaves vps->cursor.mob NULL. Its return value is then discarded in vmw_cursor_plane_prepare_fb(), so the subsequent vmw_cursor_update_mob() calls vmw_bo_map_and_cache(NULL) and oopses inside vmw_bo_map_and_cache_size() on the tbo.base.size load. Reachable from any DRM master via DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CURSOR2 with a sufficiently large width or height (e.g. cursor_max_dim + 1). Reject oversized cursors in atomic_check for both MOB-backed cursor update types. The MOB byte-size limit only applies to the SVGA_CAP2_CURSOR_MOB path (vmw_cursor_mob_size() returns 0 for GB_ONLY); compute the required MOB size in 64-bit to avoid overflow when very large dimensions are requested. In prepare_fb only call vmw_cursor_mob_get()/_map() for VMW_CURSOR_UPDATE_MOB -- the GB_ONLY path uses bo->map.virtual directly and would otherwise be silently downgraded to NONE on hosts without SVGA_CAP2_CURSOR_MOB (where vmw_cursor_mob_get() always returns -EINVAL). Degrade the update to NONE if vmw_cursor_mob_get() or vmw_cursor_mob_map() fails so the update path does not run with a NULL backing MOB.
Title drm/vmwgfx: enforce cursor size limits for MOB cursors
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T06:53:04.652Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.786Z

Link: CVE-2026-80701

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:55.640

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:55.640

Link: CVE-2026-80701

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Updated: 2026-08-28T13:30:06Z

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