PT-2026-2899 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published

2025-01-01

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Updated

2026-05-11

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CVE-2025-71138

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV: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 missing NULL pointer check exists in the drm/msm/dpu module, specifically related to the pingpong interface. The check is generally present in dpu encoder phys wb setup ctl(), but is absent in a single location. The code was updated to include this check and to use local variables for improved readability and efficiency.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-74616
BDU:2026-03344
CVE-2025-71138
ECHO-8B0E-5F4E-4639
MGASA-2026-0017
MGASA-2026-0018
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1
SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1
SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1
SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1
USN-8177-1
USN-8177-2
USN-8179-1
USN-8179-2
USN-8179-3
USN-8179-4
USN-8183-1
USN-8183-2
USN-8184-1
USN-8185-1
USN-8185-2
USN-8203-1
USN-8204-1
USN-8245-1
USN-8257-1
USN-8258-1
USN-8260-1
USN-8261-1
USN-8265-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu