{"id":"AZL-66983","summary":"CVE-2025-39705 affecting package kernel 6.6.126.1-1","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: fix a Null pointer dereference vulnerability\n\n[Why]\nA null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the AMD display driver's\n(DC module) cleanup function dc_destruct().\nWhen display control context (dc-\u003ectx) construction fails\n(due to memory allocation failure), this pointer remains NULL.\nDuring subsequent error handling when dc_destruct() is called,\nthere's no NULL check before dereferencing the perf_trace member\n(dc-\u003ectx-\u003eperf_trace), causing a kernel null pointer dereference crash.\n\n[How]\nCheck if dc-\u003ectx is non-NULL before dereferencing.\n\n(Updated commit text and removed unnecessary error message)\n(cherry picked from commit 9dd8e2ba268c636c240a918e0a31e6feaee19404)","modified":"2026-04-01T05:21:05.863839Z","published":"2025-09-05T18:15:47Z","upstream":["CVE-2025-39705"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39705"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.6.126.1-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-66983.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}