Linux Kernel CVE-2025-71138
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface
It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a single place the check is missing. Also use convenient locals instead of phys_enc->* where available.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/693860/
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface
It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a single place the check is missing.
Technical ContextAI
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface
It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a single place the check is missing. Also use convenient locals instead of phys_enc->* where available.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/693860/
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