CVE-2025-37855 drm/amd/display: Guard Possible Null Pointer Dereference
A null pointer dereference in the AMD display driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch to prevent denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-37855?
CVE-2025-37855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Guard Possible Null Pointer Dereference
[WHY] In some situations, dc->res_pool may be null.
[HOW] Check if pointer is null before dereference.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-37855?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-37855?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-37855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-37855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-37855, GHSA-crj4-h2gm-hj64, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-37855, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-37855, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-37855, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37855.