CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53313

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.10%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel drm/amd/display driver, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dc_dmub_srv_log_diagnostic_data() and dc_dmub_srv_enable_dpia_trace(). Incorrect condition ordering can cause a NULL dereference during error logging, leading to a system crash.

Risk Assessment

A local or remote attacker (if reachable via graphics interface) could trigger a denial of service (DoS) by intentionally invoking the error path, causing a kernel panic and system outage.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit in drm/amd/display). For production systems, apply a backport of the patch or temporarily disable DMCUB diagnostic functions if feasible.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Avoid NULL dereference in dc_dmub_srv error paths In dc_dmub_srv_log_diagnostic_data() and dc_dmub_srv_enable_dpia_trace(). Both functions check: if (!dc_dmub_srv || !dc_dmub_srv->dmub) and then call DC_LOG_ERROR() inside that block. DC_LOG_ERROR() uses dc_dmub_srv->ctx internally. So if dc_dmub_srv is NULL, the logging itself can dereference a NULL pointer and cause a crash. Fix this by splitting the checks. First check if dc_dmub_srv is NULL and return immediately. Then check dc_dmub_srv->dmub and log the error only when dc_dmub_srv is valid. Fixes the below: ../display/dc/dc_dmub_srv.c:962 dc_dmub_srv_log_diagnostic_data() error: we previously assumed 'dc_dmub_srv' could be null (see line 961) ../display/dc/dc_dmub_srv.c:1167 dc_dmub_srv_enable_dpia_trace() error: we previously assumed 'dc_dmub_srv' could be null (see line 1166)

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