CVEsLinuxCVE-2026-99151Published Oct 28, 10:35 · Updated Oct 28, 10:35 UTC
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CVE-2026-99151

drm/amd/display: Fix NULL sink dereference in USB4 bandwidth functions

Linux
AffectedLinux, Linux
FixUpdate to 4c8b5e5b9776ad08138d79b14238c5742b32911b, 55a67aa89342545b89f469dea6f29bfb6fac6f3d, 7.2.13 or newer
PublishedOct 28, 10:35 · Linux
ScoredNot yet
Exploit code publicNone known · checked 21:18 UTC
ExploitedNone known · CISA KEV checked 22:06 UTC

What we know

No known exploitation. CISA KEV, checked 22:06 UTC.
No public exploit code known. Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, checked 21:18 UTC.
No severity score yet.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix NULL sink dereference in USB4 bandwidth functions allocate_usb4_bandwidth_for_stream() and allocate_usb4_bandwidth() both use ASSERT(stream->sink) before dereferencing stream->sink->link. ASSERT is compiled out in production builds, so a NULL stream->sink causes a NULL pointer dereference. link_set_dpms_off() already guards two earlier accesses to stream->sink with explicit NULL checks, confirming that stream->sink can legitimately be NULL. The subsequent call to deallocate_usb4_bandwidth() had no equivalent guard. Replace the ASSERT() calls with proper NULL checks that return false early, and add a matching stream->sink guard at the call site in link_set_dpms_off() consistent with the surrounding pattern. v2: Keep the existing ASSERT() calls for diagnostics (to report unexpected NULL sink), and add explicit NULL checks that return false before dereferencing stream->sink. Also add a matching stream->sink guard at the deallocation call site in link_set_dpms_off(). (Alex) (cherry picked from commit 98029a0ce61feb52c563f65349dd9b25f672e355)

From Linux

Affected and fixed versions

ProductAffectedFixed inLinux0b1eebd359685dd681f6e0df5540a5bb985a27bf – before 4c8b5e5b9776ad08138d79b14238c5742b32911b4c8b5e5b9776ad08138d79b14238c5742b32911bLinux8fa813b7fd1eccbed13e126166cf764f1f11a7d3 – before 55a67aa89342545b89f469dea6f29bfb6fac6f3d55a67aa89342545b89f469dea6f29bfb6fac6f3dLinux7.2.9 – before 7.2.137.2.13

Exploit code

Exploit-DBnone knownMetasploitnone knownNucleinone known

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8b5e5b9776ad08138d79b14238c5742b32911b · git.kernel.orggit.kernel.org/stable/c/55a67aa89342545b89f469dea6f29bfb6fac6f3d · git.kernel.org

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