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CVE-2022-0175

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly...

5.5 MediumFix available

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.6 points since Aug 27, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
CVE-2022-0175
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-909
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
CVE-2022-0175
Weakness
CWE-909
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15382 No score

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
EUVD-2022-15382
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28q3-mx7c-4cc3 5.5

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly...

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
GHSA-28q3-mx7c-4cc3
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-909
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-0175 5.5

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-0175
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVAZL-10772 5.5

CVE-2022-0175 affecting package virglrenderer for versions less than 0.9.1-3

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
AZL-10772
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVAZL-35347 5.5

CVE-2022-0175 affecting package virglrenderer for versions less than 0.9.1-3

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
AZL-35347
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2022-0175 5.5

CVE-2022-0175 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2022-0175
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-1776 8.2

virglrenderer security update

The virgil3d rendering library is a library used by qemu to implement 3D GPU support for the virtio GPU.

Security Fix(es):

No description is available for this CVE.(CVE-2022-0175)

Record
OESA-2022-1776
CVSS 3.1
8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0175 5.5

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0175
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure.

Record
CVE-2022-0175
Weakness
CWE-909
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0401 No score

Updated virglrenderer packages fix security vulnerability

An out-of-bounds write issue was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). This flaw allows a malicious guest to create a specially crafted virgil resource and then issue a VIRTGPU_EXECBUFFER ioctl, leading to a denial of service or possible code execution. (CVE-2022-0135)

A flaw was found in the VirGL virtual OpenGL renderer (virglrenderer). The virgl did not properly initialize memory when allocating a host-backed memory resource. A malicious guest could use this flaw to mmap from the guest kernel and read this uninitialized memory from the host, possibly leading to information disclosure. (CVE-2022-0175)

Record
MGASA-2022-0401
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:0111-1 No score

Security update for virglrenderer

This update for virglrenderer fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-0175: Fixed missing initialization of res->ptr (bsc#1194601).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:0111-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11770-1 No score

libvirglrenderer1-0.9.1-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libvirglrenderer1-0.9.1-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11770-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:0110-1 No score

Security update for virglrenderer

This update for virglrenderer fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-0175: Fixed missing initialization of res->ptr (bsc#1194601).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:0110-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:0111-1 No score

Security update for virglrenderer

This update for virglrenderer fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-0175: Fixed missing initialization of res->ptr (bsc#1194601).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:0111-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5309-1 No score

virglrenderer vulnerabilities

It was discovered that virglrenderer incorrectly handled memory. An attacker inside a guest could use this issue to cause virglrenderer to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0135)

It was discovered that virglrenderer incorrectly initialized memory. An attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive host information. (CVE-2022-0175)

Record
USN-5309-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.17
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.18
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.19
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.20
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.21
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.22
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.23
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Alpine:v3.24
before 0.10.3-r0
0.10.3-r0
virglrenderer
Azure Linux:2
before 0.9.1-3
0.9.1-3
virglrenderer
Azure Linux:3
before 0.9.1-3
0.9.1-3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
virglrenderer
Mageia:8
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.8.2-1.20200212git7d204f39.1.mga8
0.8.2-1.20200212git7d204f39.1.mga8
virglrenderer
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before 0.7.0-4.oe1
0.7.0-4.oe1
virglrenderer
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3
before 0.7.0-4.oe1
0.7.0-4.oe1
virglrenderer
openEuler:22.03-LTS
before 0.8.2-2.oe2203
0.8.2-2.oe2203
virglrenderer
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 0.5.0-12.6.1
0.5.0-12.6.1
virglrenderer
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 0.5.0-12.6.1
0.5.0-12.6.1
virglrenderer
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 0.5.0-12.6.1
0.5.0-12.6.1
virglrenderer
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3
before 0.6.0-4.6.1
0.6.0-4.6.1
virglrenderer
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
before 0.6.0-4.6.1
0.6.0-4.6.1
virglrenderer
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.6.0-10.6.0-2
None known
virglrenderer
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 0.8.2-1ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
0.7.0-20.8.0-20.8.1-60.8.2-10.8.2-1ubuntu1
0.8.2-1ubuntu1.1
virglrenderer
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 0.9.1-1~exp1ubuntu2, plus listed versions
0.8.2-5build10.8.2-5ubuntu10.9.1-1~exp1ubuntu1
0.9.1-1~exp1ubuntu2
virglrenderer
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.8.2-1ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
0.7.0-20.8.0-20.8.1-60.8.2-10.8.2-1ubuntu1
0.8.2-1ubuntu1.1
virglrenderer
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
before 0.6.0-4.6.1
0.6.0-4.6.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0175 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Virglrenderer, published January 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in virglrenderer 0.10.3-r0.

References

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