CVE-2025-68286: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Check NULL before accessing [WHAT] IGT kms_cursor_legacy's
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Dec 2025
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 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel source code, as indicated by the cherry-picked commit 621e55f1919640acab25383362b96e65f2baea3c. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this patch. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided, check the official Linux kernel repositories or distribution updates for the fixed version.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was identified and resolved in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU display driver. The issue occurs in the drm/amd/display component, specifically triggered by the IGT kms_cursor_legacy test with certain display configurations (eDP panel and DP monitors). This results in a kernel crash (NULL pointer dereference) during scanout position retrieval. The vulnerability has been fixed by adding a NULL check before accessing the pointer.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68286 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/09092269cb762378ca8b56024746b1a136761e0d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/109e9c92543f3105e8e1efd2c5e6b92ef55d5743 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ce62c189693e8ed7b3abe551802bbc67f3ace54 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/62150f1e7ec707da76ff353fb7db51fef9cd6557 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/781f2f32e9c19eb791b52af283c96f9a9677a7f2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d1a65cbe3ec5da3003c8434ac7a38dcdc958fd9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7cf491cd5b54b5a093bd3fdf76fa2860a7522bf (opens in a new tab)