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CVE-2025-40360· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

drm/sysfb: Do not dereference NULL pointer in plane reset

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sysfb: Do not dereference NULL pointer in plane reset The plane state in __drm_gem_reset_shadow_plane() can be NULL. Do not deref that pointer, but forward NULL to the other plane-reset helpers. Clears plane->state to NULL. v2: - fix typo in commit description (Javier)

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Published
Dec 16, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 9th percentile
CWE
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0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Affected systems

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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

    • 5.15affected
    • b715650220311e50448cb499c71084ca8aeeeece and later · before 6abeff03cb79a2c7f4554a8e8738acd35bb37152affected · git
    • b715650220311e50448cb499c71084ca8aeeeece and later · before c4faf7f417eea8b8d5cc570a1015736f307aa2d5affected · git
    • b715650220311e50448cb499c71084ca8aeeeece and later · before b61ed8005bd3102510fab5015ac6a275c9c5ea16affected · git
    • b715650220311e50448cb499c71084ca8aeeeece and later · before 6bdef5648a60e49d4a3b02461ab7ae3776877e77affected · git
    • b715650220311e50448cb499c71084ca8aeeeece and later · before c7d5e69866bbe95c1e4ab4c10a81e0a02d9ea232affected · git
    • b715650220311e50448cb499c71084ca8aeeeece and later · before 14e02ed3876f4ab0ed6d3f41972175f8b8df3d70affected · git
    • before 5.15not affected · semver
    • 5.15.197 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
    • 6.1.159 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.159-16.1.159-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.63-16.12.63-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.17.8-16.17.8-1

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux14e02ed3876f4ab0ed6d3f41972175f8b8df3d70Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6abeff03cb79a2c7f4554a8e8738acd35bb37152Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6bdef5648a60e49d4a3b02461ab7ae3776877e77Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb61ed8005bd3102510fab5015ac6a275c9c5ea16Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc4faf7f417eea8b8d5cc570a1015736f307aa2d5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc7d5e69866bbe95c1e4ab4c10a81e0a02d9ea232Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.159-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

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Chain candidates

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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