CVE-2026-98926: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Remove sink usage from DPMS
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 8fa813b7fd1eccbed13e126166cf764f1f11a7d3 or 0b1eebd359685dd681f6e0df5540a5bb985a27bf when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8fa813b7fd1eccbed13e126166cf764f1f11a7d3, 0b1eebd359685dd681f6e0df5540a5bb985a27bf
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to 8fa813b7fd1eccbed13e126166cf764f1f11a7d3 or 0b1eebd359685dd681f6e0df5540a5bb985a27bf.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel commits 8fa813b7fd1eccbed13e126166cf764f1f11a7d3 and 0b1eebd359685dd681f6e0df5540a5bb985a27bf. Users should update to a Linux kernel version including these commits to remediate the issue.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD display driver (drm/amd/display) related to Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) has been fixed. The issue involved improper handling of the optional stream->sink pointer, which could be null and was dereferenced without checking. The fix replaces usage of stream->sink->link with stream->link, adds assertions for USB4 bandwidth allocation, and improves resource access consistency.