CVE-2025-39762 drm/amd/display: add null check

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing null check in the AMD display driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to 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-2025-39762?

CVE-2025-39762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Sep 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: add null check

[WHY] Prevents null pointer dereferences to enhance function robustness

[HOW] Adds early null check and return false if invalid.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39762?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-39762?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-39762 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39762 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-67178, AZL-70955, BELL-CVE-2025-39762, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39762, GHSA-4v5v-52wm-9x72, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-39762 and 5 more.

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