CVE-2025-38362 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.6OSV3.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.13%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 25
Latest updateMar 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Add null pointer check for get_first_active_display()
The function mod_hdcp_hdcp1_enable_encryption() calls the function
get_first_active_display(), but does not check its return value.
The return value is a null pointer if the display list is empty.
This will lead to a null pointer dereference in
mod_hdcp_hdcp2_enable_encryption().
Add a null pointer check for get_first_active_display() and return
MOD_HDCP_S…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux2deade5ede56581722c0d7672f28b09548dc0fc4 — 34d3e10ab905f06445f8dbd8a3d9697095e71bae+6
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0