CVE-2022-0175

Host-memory disclosure via uncleared resource allocation

Published Aug 26, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Information disclosure in Virglrenderer Project virglrenderer allows guest OS users to read uninitialized host memory through guest mmap. The vrend_resource_alloc_buffer function allocates res->ptr with malloc but does not clear it before VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_ATTACH_BACKING maps the resource. Exploitation requires control of guest userspace; it discloses residual host-memory contents without reported write access or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Virglrenderer Project virglrenderer allows guest OS users to read uninitialized host memory through guest mmap. The vrend_resource_alloc_buffer function allocates res->ptr with malloc but does not clear it before VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_ATTACH_BACKING maps the resource. Exploitation requires control of guest userspace; it discloses residual host-memory contents without reported write access or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0175
Published
Aug 26, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Virglrenderer Project
Product
virglrenderer
Classifications
CWE-665, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 26, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=Affects v0.9.0 and later.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Virglrenderer Project · virglrendererversion=Affects v0.9.0 and later.

Published CVSS scores

5.5CanonicalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-665Improper Initialization
T1005Data from Local System

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo