drm/sysfb: Do not dereference NULL pointer in plane reset
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: 3 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/sysfb: Do not dereference NULL pointer in plane reset The plane state in __drm_gem_reset_shadow_plane() can be NULL. Do not deref that pointer, but forward NULL to the other plane-reset helpers. Clears plane->state to NULL. v2: - fix typo in commit description (Javier)
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00207 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117 +3Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117, 6.12.58, 6.17.8, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40360
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r48-79mj-pq82
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6abeff03cb79a2c7f4554a8e8738acd35bb37152
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4faf7f417eea8b8d5cc570a1015736f307aa2d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b61ed8005bd3102510fab5015ac6a275c9c5ea16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bdef5648a60e49d4a3b02461ab7ae3776877e77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d5e69866bbe95c1e4ab4c10a81e0a02d9ea232
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14e02ed3876f4ab0ed6d3f41972175f8b8df3d70
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40360 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40360 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r48-79mj-pq82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-40360 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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