FKIE_CVE-2025-40148

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-11-12 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:21
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add NULL pointer checks in dc_stream cursor attribute functions The function dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes() currently dereferences the `stream` pointer and nested members `stream->ctx->dc->current_state` without checking for NULL. All callers of these functions, such as in `dcn30_apply_idle_power_optimizations()` and `amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update()`, already perform NULL checks before calling these functions. Fixes below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c:336 dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes() error: we previously assumed 'stream' could be null (see line 334) drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c 327 bool dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes( 328 struct dc_stream_state *stream, 329 const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes) 330 { 331 struct dc *dc; 332 bool reset_idle_optimizations = false; 333 334 dc = stream ? stream->ctx->dc : NULL; ^^^^^^ The old code assumed stream could be NULL. 335 --> 336 if (dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(stream, attributes)) { ^^^^^^ The refactor added an unchecked dereference. drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c 313 bool dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes( 314 struct dc_stream_state *stream, 315 const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes) 316 { 317 bool result = false; 318 319 if (dc_stream_check_cursor_attributes(stream, stream->ctx->dc->current_state, attributes)) { ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Here. This function used to check for if stream as NULL and return false at the start. Probably we should add that back.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e793e7d4d402c473f1a61ca5824f086693be65
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf4e4b97d0fdc66f04fc19d807e24dd8421b8f11
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          "product": "Linux",
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            "drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_stream.c"
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    }
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Add NULL pointer checks in dc_stream cursor attribute functions\n\nThe function dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes() currently dereferences\nthe `stream` pointer and nested members `stream-\u003ectx-\u003edc-\u003ecurrent_state`\nwithout checking for NULL.\n\nAll callers of these functions, such as in\n`dcn30_apply_idle_power_optimizations()` and\n`amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update()`, already perform NULL checks\nbefore calling these functions.\n\nFixes below:\ndrivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c:336 dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes()\nerror: we previously assumed \u0027stream\u0027 could be null (see line 334)\n\ndrivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c\n    327 bool dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes(\n    328         struct dc_stream_state *stream,\n    329         const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes)\n    330 {\n    331         struct dc  *dc;\n    332         bool reset_idle_optimizations = false;\n    333\n    334         dc = stream ? stream-\u003ectx-\u003edc : NULL;\n                     ^^^^^^\nThe old code assumed stream could be NULL.\n\n    335\n--\u003e 336         if (dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(stream, attributes)) {\n                                                    ^^^^^^\nThe refactor added an unchecked dereference.\n\ndrivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c\n   313  bool dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(\n   314          struct dc_stream_state *stream,\n   315          const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes)\n   316  {\n   317          bool result = false;\n   318\n   319          if (dc_stream_check_cursor_attributes(stream, stream-\u003ectx-\u003edc-\u003ecurrent_state, attributes)) {\n                                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Here.\nThis function used to check for if stream as NULL and return false at\nthe start. Probably we should add that back."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-40148",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:21:20.440",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-11-12T11:15:44.700",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e793e7d4d402c473f1a61ca5824f086693be65"
    },
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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