CVE-2025-39693

drm/amd/display: Avoid a NULL pointer dereference

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 5, 2025 at 05:20 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxSIMATIC CN 4100

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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: 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

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

4.15 ≤ v < 5.15.1905.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1496.13 ≤ v < 6.16.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1036.7 ≤ v < 6.12.444.154562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c6.176.17 rc16.17 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 07b93a5704b0b72002f0c4bd1076214af67dc661 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0c1a486cbe6f9cb194e3c4a8ade4af2a642ba165 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 36a6b43573d152736eaf2557fe60580dd73e9350 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f860abff89417c0354b6ee5bbca188a233c5762 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9c92d12b5cb9d9d88c12ae71794d3a7382fcdec0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f653dd30839eb4f573a7539e90b8a58ff9bedf2f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.190 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.149 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.44 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.103 (unaffected)
v < V5.0
Affected range stops below V5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b93a5704b0b72002f0c4bd1076214af67dc661
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1a486cbe6f9cb194e3c4a8ade4af2a642ba165
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a6b43573d152736eaf2557fe60580dd73e9350
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f860abff89417c0354b6ee5bbca188a233c5762
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c92d12b5cb9d9d88c12ae71794d3a7382fcdec0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f653dd30839eb4f573a7539e90b8a58ff9bedf2f
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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