CVE-2026-45196 (GCVE-0-2026-45196)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-10 20:53 – Updated: 2026-07-10 20:53
VLAI
Title
GPU DDK - Arbitrary GPU register write in rgxfw_hwperf_hw due to unsanitized pointers from host kernel
Summary
Kernel software installed and running inside a Host VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware to trigger a GPU register access which can lead to privilege escalation.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-280 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges (4.15)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK Affected: 1.18 RTM2 (custom)
Affected: 23.2 RTM2 (custom)
Affected: 24.2 RTM2 (custom)
Affected: 25.1 RTM2 , ≤ 25.3 RTM (custom)
Affected: 26.1 RTM1 (custom)
Unaffected: 26.1 RTM2 (custom)
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