CVE-2025-71294 drm/amdgpu: fix NULL pointer issue buffer funcs
A null pointer dereference in the amdgpu driver can cause a denial of service if the SDMA block is not enabled.
- 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-2025-71294?
CVE-2025-71294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. 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/amdgpu: fix NULL pointer issue buffer funcs
If SDMA block not enabled, buffer_funcs will not initialize, fix the null pointer issue if buffer_funcs not initialized.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71294?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-71294?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-71294 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-71294 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-85878, BELL-CVE-2025-71294, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71294, GHSA-xgp5-j47w-j4jx, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-71294, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-71294 and 3 more.