drm/gma500: Fix null dereference in hdmi teardown
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/gma500: Fix null dereference in hdmi teardown pci_set_drvdata sets the value of pdev->driver_data to NULL, after which the driver_data obtained from the same dev is dereferenced in oaktrail_hdmi_i2c_exit, and the i2c_dev is extracted from it. To prevent this, swap these calls. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svacer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00257 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194 +5Red Hat: 5 without a fix
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 | 3.3 and later | 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.3 and later Fixed in 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.17 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40011
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69p9-3qcg-w5mw
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70b0c11483d3b90b2d0f416026e475e084a77e62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bbfd1b290857b9d14ea9d91562bde55ff2bc85e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15de80737d444ed743b1c60ced4a3a97913169b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02e4ff4941efb9bbb40d8d5b61efa1a4119b1ba7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ffa6b5bc861a3ea9dfcdc007f002b4a347c24ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f800f7054d2cf28b51296c7c575da27c29e3859b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc650fa475b50c1da8236c5e900b9460c7027bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/352e66900cde63f3dadb142364d3c35170bbaaff
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40011 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40011 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69p9-3qcg-w5mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-40011 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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