In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference The function… (CVE-2026-53066)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference The function drm_atomic_get_plane_state() can return an error pointer and is not checked for it. Add error pointer check. Detected by Smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c:496 sun4i_backend_atomic_check() error: 'plane_state' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference The function… (CVE-2026-53066)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference The function drm_atomic_get_plane_state() can return an error pointer and is not checked for it. Add error pointer check. Detected by Smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c:496 sun4i_backend_atomic_check() error: 'plane_state' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-7qff-cmg5-8pwm
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-53066"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a5fcf481010f89cc2152ce5
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 19:58:00 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:49 UTC
Views: 3
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