CVE-2025-38098

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Don't treat wb connector as physical in create_validate_stream_for_sink Don't try to operate on a drm_wb_connector as an amdgpu_dm_connector. While dereferencing aconnector->base will "work" it's wrong and might lead to unknown bad things. Just... don't.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ca68f7c657721583a75cab01f0d0d2ec63a6c9	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14e726d57f61085485f107a6203c50a09695abd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbf4890c6f28fb1ad733e14613fbd33c2004bced	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-03 09:15

Updated : 2025-11-20 21:52

NVD link : CVE-2025-38098

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38098

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38098

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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