#VU114929 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39693
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114929
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-39693
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 amdgpu_dm_connector_atomic_check() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b93a5704b0b72002f0c4bd1076214af67dc661
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1a486cbe6f9cb194e3c4a8ade4af2a642ba165
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a6b43573d152736eaf2557fe60580dd73e9350
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f860abff89417c0354b6ee5bbca188a233c5762
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c92d12b5cb9d9d88c12ae71794d3a7382fcdec0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f653dd30839eb4f573a7539e90b8a58ff9bedf2f