NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39675
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114934
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39675
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mod_hdcp_hdcp1_create_session() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/modules/hdcp/hdcp_psp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-39675
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2af45aadb7b5d3852c76e2d1e985289ada6f48bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ee86b764c54e0d6a5464fb023b630fdf20869cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a2ca2ea64b1b63c8baa94a8f5deb70b2248d119
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/857b8387a9777e42b36e0400be99b54c251eaf9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97fc94c5fd3c6ac5a13e457d38ee247737b8c4bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee0373b20bb67b1f00a1b25ccd24c8ac996b6446