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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-21989
drm/amd/display: fix missing .is_two_pixels_per_container
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix missing .is_two_pixels_per_container Starting from 6.11, AMDGPU driver, while being loaded with amdgpu.dc=1, due to lack of .is_two_pixels_per_container function in dce60_tg_funcs, causes a NULL pointer dereference on PCs with old GPUs, such as R9 280X. So this fix adds missing .is_two_pixels_per_container to dce60_tg_funcs. (cherry picked from commit bd4b125eb949785c6f8a53b0494e32795421209d)

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2025, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 10, 2025, 1:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update the Linux kernel to the version with the fix for the NULL pointer dereference.
  • Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
  • Apply the cherry-picked commit to the kernel.
  • Ensure the amdgpu.dc=1 parameter is handled correctly.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d04c9313d8d83ead92242f037099ac73e02120 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e204aab79e01bc8ff750645666993ed8b719de57 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fefa811e616b5d0b555ed65743e528a0a8a0b377 Patch
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-21989 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11 up to (excluding) 6.12.20 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 up to (excluding) 6.13.8
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d04c9313d8d83ead92242f037099ac73e02120 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e204aab79e01bc8ff750645666993ed8b719de57 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fefa811e616b5d0b555ed65743e528a0a8a0b377 Types: Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Apr. 02, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix missing .is_two_pixels_per_container Starting from 6.11, AMDGPU driver, while being loaded with amdgpu.dc=1, due to lack of .is_two_pixels_per_container function in dce60_tg_funcs, causes a NULL pointer dereference on PCs with old GPUs, such as R9 280X. So this fix adds missing .is_two_pixels_per_container to dce60_tg_funcs. (cherry picked from commit bd4b125eb949785c6f8a53b0494e32795421209d)
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d04c9313d8d83ead92242f037099ac73e02120
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e204aab79e01bc8ff750645666993ed8b719de57
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fefa811e616b5d0b555ed65743e528a0a8a0b377
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
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