CVE-2026-43337

drm/amd/display: Fix NULL pointer dereference in dcn401_init_hw()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2026 at 01:31 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix NULL pointer dereference in dcn401_init_hw() dcn401_init_hw() assumes that update_bw_bounding_box() is valid when entering the update path. However, the existing condition: ((!fams2_enable && update_bw_bounding_box) || freq_changed) does not guarantee this, as the freq_changed branch can evaluate to true independently of the callback pointer. This can result in calling update_bw_bounding_box() when it is NULL. Fix this by separating the update condition from the pointer checks and ensuring the callback, dc->clk_mgr, and bw_params are validated before use. Fixes the below: ../dc/hwss/dcn401/dcn401_hwseq.c:367 dcn401_init_hw() error: we previously assumed 'dc->res_pool->funcs->update_bw_bounding_box' could be null (see line 362) (cherry picked from commit 86117c5ab42f21562fedb0a64bffea3ee5fcd477)

Affected

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

6.11.3 ≤ v < 6.18.226.19 ≤ v < 6.19.126.11.36.127.07.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc37.0 rc47.0 rc57.0 rc6ca0fb243c3bb53dbbd71d16c76f319bf923ee3d4e13689793b9c0e7b5749954e77f5f85e68fe7138
Vendor states this is fixed in 10c13c111d0d7f8e101c742feff264fc98e3f9f7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2d4a6f0702c5211e0be8b688c5fc24f082ec74d6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e927b36ae18b66b49219eaa9f46edc7b4fdbb25e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.22 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

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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