PT-2025-36299 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
CVE-2025-39705
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Published
2025-01-01
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Updated
2026-07-18
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A null pointer dereference issue exists in the AMD display driver's (DC module) cleanup function
dc destruct(). When display control context construction fails, a pointer remains NULL. During error handling, there is no NULL check before dereferencing a member, causing a kernel null pointer dereference crash.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
NULL Pointer Dereference
Improper Resource Release
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Amd Display Driver
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu