🛡️ CVE-2025-40148 on Debian — linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add NULL pointer checks in dc_stream cursor attribute functions The function dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes() currently dereferences the stream pointer and nested members stream->ctx->dc->current_state without checking for NULL. All callers of these functions, such as in dcn30_apply_idle_power_optimizations() and amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update(), already perform NULL checks before calling these functions. Fixes below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c:336 dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes() error: we previously assumed 'stream' could be null (see line 334) drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c 327 bool dc_stream_program_cursor_attributes( 328 struct dc_stream_state *stream, 329 const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes) 330 { 331 struct dc *dc; 332 bool reset_idle_optimizations = false; 333 334 dc = stream ? stream->ctx->dc : NULL; ^^^^^^ The old code assumed stream could be NULL. 335 --> 336 if (dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes(stream, attributes)) { ^^^^^^ The refactor added an unchecked dereference. drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/core/dc_stream.c 313 bool dc_stream_set_cursor_attributes( 314 struct dc_stream_state *stream, 315 const struct dc_cursor_attributes *attributes) 316 { 317 bool result = false; 318 319 if (dc_stream_check_cursor_attributes(stream, stream->ctx->dc->current_state, attributes)) { ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Here. This function used to check for if stream as NULL and return false at the start. Probably we should add that back.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-40148 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.17.6-1; earlier versions remain affected.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40148 is recorded against 1 package.
- linux (fixed in 6.17.6-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 12 November 2025 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2025-40148 on other distributions
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Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 6.17.6-1 |
References
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