CVE-2025-39906
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-01
Last updated on: 2025-12-12
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: remove oem i2c adapter on finish
Fixes a bug where unbinding of the GPU would leave the oem i2c adapter
registered resulting in a null pointer dereference when applications try
to access the invalid device.
(cherry picked from commit 89923fb7ead4fdd37b78dd49962d9bb5892403e6)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.15 (inc) to 6.16.8 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a bug in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver where the OEM I2C adapter was not properly removed when the GPU was unbound. This caused the adapter to remain registered, leading to a null pointer dereference when applications tried to access the now invalid device.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause applications that attempt to access the invalid OEM I2C adapter to experience a null pointer dereference, which may lead to application crashes or system instability.
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