CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-93175

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the drm/amd/display module's amdgpu_dm_crtc_reset_state() freed the old state before allocating a new one. If kzalloc() failed, the state pointer was left dangling to freed memory.

Risk Assessment

Use of a dangling pointer may lead to memory corruption or a system hang. Triggering requires an allocation failure, which is rare but possible under memory pressure.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that allocates the new state first. Monitor stability of systems with AMD cards.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix dangling pointer in CRTC reset function amdgpu_dm_crtc_reset_state() frees the old state before allocating a new one. If kzalloc() fails, the function returns without updating the state pointer, leaving a dangling pointer to already freed memory. Fix this by allocating the new state first. On allocation failure, the old state remains untouched and the function safely returns. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [adjust for movement around current amd-staging-drm-next]

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS