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CVE-2025-39705: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: fix a Null pointer dereference vulnerability

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-39705· Medium

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in dd9699368f37aca4f216857847a46a8a2c289f94 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:33 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in dd9699368f37aca4f216857847a46a8a2c289f94, 0961673cc5f0055957aa46f25eb4ef6c07e00165, 4ade995b9b25b3c6e8dc42c27070340f1358d8c8 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < dd9699368f37aca4f216857847a46a8a2c289f94
Fixed in
  • dd9699368f37aca4f216857847a46a8a2c289f94
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 0961673cc5f0055957aa46f25eb4ef6c07e00165
Fixed in
  • 0961673cc5f0055957aa46f25eb4ef6c07e00165
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 4ade995b9b25b3c6e8dc42c27070340f1358d8c8
Fixed in
  • 4ade995b9b25b3c6e8dc42c27070340f1358d8c8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 1bcf63a44381691d6192872801f830ce3250e367
Fixed in
  • 1bcf63a44381691d6192872801f830ce3250e367
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 0d9f4f202de1522aadc7a827aba0ae92b3d70937
Fixed in
  • 0d9f4f202de1522aadc7a827aba0ae92b3d70937
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =4.15
Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a Null pointer dereference vulnerability [Why] A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the AMD display driver's (DC module) cleanup function dc_destruct(). When display control context (dc->ctx) construction fails (due to memory allocation failure), this pointer remains NULL. During subsequent error handling when dc_destruct() is called, there's no NULL check before dereferencing the perf_trace member (dc->ctx->perf_trace), causing a kernel null pointer dereference crash. [How] Check if dc->ctx is non-NULL before dereferencing. (Updated commit text and removed unnecessary error message) (cherry picked from commit 9dd8e2ba268c636c240a918e0a31e6feaee19404)

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