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CVE-2025-68286 — drm/amd/display: Check NULL before accessing

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check NULL before accessing [WHAT] IGT kms_cursor_legacy's long-nonblocking-modeset-vs-cursor-atomic fails with NULL pointer dereference. This can be reproduced with both an eDP panel and a DP monitors connected. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 13 UID: 0 PID: 2960 Comm: kms_cursor_lega Not tainted 6.16.0-99-custom #8 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: AMD ........ RIP: 0010:dc_stream_get_scanoutpos+0x34/0x130 [amdgpu] Code: 57 4d 89 c7 41 56 49 89 ce 41 55 49 89 d5 41 54 49 89 fc 53 48 83 ec 18 48 8b 87 a0 64 00 00 48 89 75 d0 48 c7 c6 e0 41 30 c2 <48> 8b 38 48 8b 9f 68 06 00 00 e8 8d d7 fd ff 31 c0 48 81 c3 e0 02 RSP: 0018:ffffd0f3c2bd7608 EFLAGS: 00010292 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffd0f3c2bd7668 RDX: ffffd0f3c2bd7664 RSI: ffffffffc23041e0 RDI: ffff8b32494b8000 RBP: ffffd0f3c2bd7648 R08: ffffd0f3c2bd766c R09: ffffd0f3c2bd7760 R10: ffffd0f3c2bd7820 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8b32494b8000 R13: ffffd0f3c2bd7664 R14: ffffd0f3c2bd7668 R15: ffffd0f3c2bd766c FS: 000071f631b68700(0000) GS:ffff8b399f114000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 00000001b8105000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> dm_crtc_get_scanoutpos+0xd7/0x180 [amdgpu] amdgpu_display_get_crtc_scanoutpos+0x86/0x1c0 [amdgpu] ? __pfx_amdgpu_crtc_get_scanout_position+0x10/0x10[amdgpu] amdgpu_crtc_get_scanout_position+0x27/0x50 [amdgpu] drm_crtc_vblank_helper_get_vblank_timestamp_internal+0xf7/0x400 drm_crtc_vblank_helper_get_vblank_timestamp+0x1c/0x30 drm_crtc_get_last_vbltimestamp+0x55/0x90 drm_crtc_next_vblank_start+0x45/0xa0 drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences+0x81/0x1f0 ... (cherry picked from commit 621e55f1919640acab25383362b96e65f2baea3c)

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: Linux

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
  • Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.15%
ahead of 4% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
Linux
Linux
CVSS base
7.8
High · 3 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
  2. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Linux Linux ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c and < 781f2f32e9c19eb791b52af283c96f9a9677a7f2≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c and < 09092269cb762378ca8b56024746b1a136761e0d≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c and < 109e9c92543f3105e8e1efd2c5e6b92ef55d5743≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c and < 9d1a65cbe3ec5da3003c8434ac7a38dcdc958fd9≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c and < f7cf491cd5b54b5a093bd3fdf76fa2860a7522bf≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c and < 62150f1e7ec707da76ff353fb7db51fef9cd6557≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c and < 3ce62c189693e8ed7b3abe551802bbc67f3ace54version 4.15 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High 1.8 5.9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High — — Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.15%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
endpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · linux/linux
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 13, 2026
  • CVSS changed · 7.8
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Deferred
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • 2025
  • CVE published
    Dec 16, 2025 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 1× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

9 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

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  • CVE-2026-98424 wifi: cfg80211: undo netns switch if renaming the wiphy fails 1d
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  • CVE-2026-98426 wifi: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path 1d
  • CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • No CISA SSVC assessment.
  • No CWE classification.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-68286 is "drm/amd/display: Check NULL before accessing", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.15% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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