drm/amd/display: Add null pointer check for get_first_active_display()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add null pointer check for get_first_active_display() The function mod_hdcp_hdcp1_enable_encryption() calls the function get_first_active_display(), but does not check its return value. The return value is a null pointer if the display list is empty. This will lead to a null pointer dereference in mod_hdcp_hdcp2_enable_encryption(). Add a null pointer check for get_first_active_display() and return MOD_HDCP_STATUS_DISPLAY_NOT_FOUND if the function return null.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.8 and later | 5.15.187, 6.1.143, 6.6.96, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.8 and later Fixed in 5.15.187, 6.1.143, 6.6.96, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.187, 6.1.143, 6.6.96, 6.12.36, 6.15.5, 6.16
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38362
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2wh-w7w6-m2cj
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34d3e10ab905f06445f8dbd8a3d9697095e71bae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ebcdf38887949def1a553ff3e45c98ed95a3cd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5148c7ea69e9c5bf2f05081190f45ba96d3d1e7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce9f2dc9ff7cc410e8c5d936ec551e26b9599a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3005145eab98d36777660b8893466e4f630ae1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3e9826a22027a21d998d3e64882fa377b613006
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38362 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38362 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m2wh-w7w6-m2cj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38362 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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