Medium severity · published Sep 5, 2025
CVE-2025-39693
drm/amd/display: Avoid a NULL pointer dereference
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Avoid a NULL pointer dereference
[WHY]
Although unlikely drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state() or
drm_atomic_get_old_connector_state() can return NULL.
[HOW]
Check returns before dereference.
(cherry picked from commit 1e5e8d672fec9f2ab352be121be971877bff2af9)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.15 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.44; 6.13 before 6.16.4; 6.17; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c before 9c92d12b5cb9d9d88c12ae71794d3a7382fcdec0; 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c before 6f860abff89417c0354b6ee5bbca188a233c5762; 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c before 36a6b43573d152736eaf2557fe60580dd73e9350; 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c before f653dd30839eb4f573a7539e90b8a58ff9bedf2f; 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c before 0c1a486cbe6f9cb194e3c4a8ade4af2a642ba165; 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c before 07b93a5704b0b72002f0c4bd1076214af67dc661; +1 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39693
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39693
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b93a5704b0b72002f0c4bd1076214af67dc661
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1a486cbe6f9cb194e3c4a8ade4af2a642ba165
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a6b43573d152736eaf2557fe60580dd73e9350
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f860abff89417c0354b6ee5bbca188a233c5762
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c92d12b5cb9d9d88c12ae71794d3a7382fcdec0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f653dd30839eb4f573a7539e90b8a58ff9bedf2f
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