drm: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in drm_vblank_destroy_worker()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in drm_vblank_destroy_worker() drm_vblank_init() call drmm_add_action_or_reset() with drm_vblank_init_release() as action. If __drmm_add_action() failed, will directly call drm_vblank_init_release() with the vblank whose worker is NULL. As the resule, a null-ptr-deref will happen in kthread_destroy_worker(). Add the NULL check before calling drm_vblank_destroy_worker(). BUG: null-ptr-deref KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000068-0x000000000000006f] CPU: 5 PID: 961 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.0.0-11331-gd465bff130bf-dirty RIP: 0010:kthread_destroy_worker+0x25/0xb0 Call Trace: <TASK> drm_vblank_init_release+0x124/0x220 [drm] ? drm_crtc_vblank_restore+0x8b0/0x8b0 [drm] __drmm_add_action_or_reset+0x41/0x50 [drm] drm_vblank_init+0x282/0x310 [drm] vkms_init+0x35f/0x1000 [vkms] ? 0xffffffffc4508000 ? lock_is_held_type+0xd7/0x130 ? __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1c2/0x2b0 ? lock_is_held_type+0xd7/0x130 ? 0xffffffffc4508000 do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0 ... do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
- Published
- May 1, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 11th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
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Action score
22
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.9 and later · before 5.10.156
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.80
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.0.10
- linux linux kernel6.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.9affected
- 5e6c2b4f916157e8f10d093d43e88b2a250d1774 and later · before 1d160dfb3fdf11ba9447e862c548447f91f4e74aaffected · git
- 5e6c2b4f916157e8f10d093d43e88b2a250d1774 and later · before e884a6c2d49a6c12761e5bed851e9fe93bd923a1affected · git
- 5e6c2b4f916157e8f10d093d43e88b2a250d1774 and later · before 3acd2016421b2e628acad65495d15493bf7a3bc3affected · git
- 5e6c2b4f916157e8f10d093d43e88b2a250d1774 and later · before 4979524f5a2a8210e87fde2f642b0dc060860821affected · git
- before 5.9not affected · semver
- 5.10.156 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.80 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
- 6.0.10 and later · up to and including 6.0.*not affected · semver
- 6.1 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.0.10-1 | 6.0.10-1 |
Same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 1d160dfb3fdf11ba9447e862c548447f91f4e74a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 3acd2016421b2e628acad65495d15493bf7a3bc3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4979524f5a2a8210e87fde2f642b0dc060860821 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e884a6c2d49a6c12761e5bed851e9fe93bd923a1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.0.10-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d160dfb3fdf11ba9447e862c548447f91f4e74a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3acd2016421b2e628acad65495d15493bf7a3bc3
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4979524f5a2a8210e87fde2f642b0dc060860821
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e884a6c2d49a6c12761e5bed851e9fe93bd923a1
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.