Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Avoid NULL dereference in dc_dmub_srv error paths
In dc_dmub_srv_log_diagnostic_data() and dc_dmub_srv_enable_dpia_trace().
Both functions check:
if (!dc_dmub_srv || !dc_dmub_srv->dmub)
and then call DC_LOG_ERROR() inside that block.
DC_LOG_ERROR() uses dc_dmub_srv->ctx internally. So if dc_dmub_srv is NULL, the logging itself can dereference a NULL pointer and cause a crash.
Fix this by splitting the checks.
First check if dc_dmub_srv is NULL and return immediately. Then check dc_dmub_srv->dmub and log the error only when dc_dmub_srv is valid.
Fixes the below: ../display/dc/dc_dmub_srv.c:962 dc_dmub_srv_log_diagnostic_data() error: we previously assumed 'dc_dmub_srv' could be null (see line 961) ../display/dc/dc_dmub_srv.c:1167 dc_dmub_srv_enable_dpia_trace() error: we previously assumed 'dc_dmub_srv' could be null (see line 1166)
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 2631ac1ac328189031d1aefbbd4929050f72fb23, < 2afedb8b9262df2a09e62ee7c22530a8c9df5934; >= 2631ac1ac328189031d1aefbbd4929050f72fb23, < 1cad9afbb2d559b738b83c498f9c1abdfd327e7f; >= 2631ac1ac328189031d1aefbbd4929050f72fb23, < a71fdbd6e8289e2725d33a9873833459f3b1824f; >= 2631ac1ac328189031d1aefbbd4929050f72fb23, < 2ab18de5ebb11c76bfc8087c5a09fbcccd0dea8a; >= 2631ac1ac328189031d1aefbbd4929050f72fb23, < b37a978e6d8c33fbfa4abc5dcca4c7cfc6d01f22; >= 2631ac1ac328189031d1aefbbd4929050f72fb23, < 4ae3e16f4b3bf64140f773629b765d605ee079a9 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.14 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cad9afbb2d559b738b83c498f9c1abdfd327e7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ab18de5ebb11c76bfc8087c5a09fbcccd0dea8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2afedb8b9262df2a09e62ee7c22530a8c9df5934
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ae3e16f4b3bf64140f773629b765d605ee079a9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a71fdbd6e8289e2725d33a9873833459f3b1824f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37a978e6d8c33fbfa4abc5dcca4c7cfc6d01f22Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 26, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified