CVE-2025-38098

drm/amd/display: Don't treat wb connector as physical in create_validate_stream_for_sink

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2025 at 08:13 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Don't treat wb connector as physical in create_validate_stream_for_sink Don't try to operate on a drm_wb_connector as an amdgpu_dm_connector. While dereferencing aconnector->base will "work" it's wrong and might lead to unknown bad things. Just... don't.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 6.7.26.13 ≤ v < 6.14.96.7.2 ≤ v < 6.12.316.7.2 ≤ v < 6.86.8 ≤ v < 6.12.316.8 ≤ v < 6.14.96.8 ≤ v < 6.150fe85301b95077ac4fa4a91909d38b7341e811876.7.26.8dbf5d3d02987faa0eec3710dd687cd912362d7b5
Vendor states this is fixed in 18ca68f7c657721583a75cab01f0d0d2ec63a6c9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b14e726d57f61085485f107a6203c50a09695abd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cbf4890c6f28fb1ad733e14613fbd33c2004bced (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.31 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ca68f7c657721583a75cab01f0d0d2ec63a6c9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14e726d57f61085485f107a6203c50a09695abd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbf4890c6f28fb1ad733e14613fbd33c2004bced

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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