CVE-2026-80542: drm/amd/display: Fix NULL pointer dereference in amdgpu_dm_crtc_set_vblank()

Published Aug 26, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: Fix NULL pointer dereference in amdgpudmcrtcsetvblank()

amdgpudmcrtcsetvblank() dereferences acrtcstate->stream when vblank is enabled/queried from DRMIOCTLMODECRTCGETSEQUENCE before a stream is attached to it.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 RIP: amdgpudmcrtcsetvblank+0x6b/0x4d0 [amdgpu] Call Trace: drmvblankenable drmvblankget drmcrtcgetsequenceioctl drmioctlkernel drmioctl

Reproduced by running VKCTS with WSI tests enabled on RADV.

Guard the enable path on acrtcstate->stream being non-NULL, matching the existing checks in this function.

(cherry picked from commit 7b1b31bf6942e6f43509b48da23f8e27269aac39)

Affected Software

1 affected component
Linux Kernel

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Configuration

    Apply the kernel fix for amdgpu_dm_crtc_set_vblank() to guard the enable path and ensure acrtc_state->stream is non-NULL before it is dereferenced (drm/amd/display: Fix NULL pointer dereference in amdgpu_dm_crtc_set_vblank() / drm_crtc_get_sequence_ioctl path).

    Linux kernel Guard the enable path on acrtc_state->stream being non-NULL = Enable null-check so acrtc_state->stream is not NULL before dereference in amdgpu_dm_crtc_set_vblank()

Event History

Aug 26, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:37 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:37 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:17 PM
Description

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