Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Avoid a NULL pointer dereference [WHY] Although unlikely drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state() or drm_atomic_get_old_connector_state() can return NULL. [HOW] Check returns before dereference. (cherry picked from commit 1e5e8d672fec9f2ab352be121be971877bff2af9)
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; debian: debian linux
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b93a5704b0b72002f0c4bd1076214af67dc661 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1a486cbe6f9cb194e3c4a8ade4af2a642ba165 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a6b43573d152736eaf2557fe60580dd73e9350 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f860abff89417c0354b6ee5bbca188a233c5762 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c92d12b5cb9d9d88c12ae71794d3a7382fcdec0 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f653dd30839eb4f573a7539e90b8a58ff9bedf2f Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 6 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-476
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