CVE-2025-68286
- Published: 2025-12-16T16:16:07.400
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Check NULL before accessing
[WHAT]
IGT kms_cursor_legacy’s long-nonblocking-modeset-vs-cursor-atomic
fails with NULL pointer dereference. This can be reproduced with
both an eDP panel and a DP monitors connected.
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) – not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 13 UID: 0 PID: 2960 Comm: kms_cursor_lega Not tainted
6.16.0-99-custom #8 PREEMPT(voluntary)
Hardware name: AMD ……..
RIP: 0010:dc_stream_get_scanoutpos+0x34/0x130 [amdgpu]
Code: 57 4d 89 c7 41 56 49 89 ce 41 55 49 89 d5 41 54 49
89 fc 53 48 83 ec 18 48 8b 87 a0 64 00 00 48 89 75 d0 48 c7 c6 e0 41 30
c2 8b 38 48 8b 9f 68 06 00 00 e8 8d d7 fd ff 31 c0 48 81 c3 e0 02
RSP: 0018:ffffd0f3c2bd7608 EFLAGS: 00010292
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffd0f3c2bd7668
RDX: ffffd0f3c2bd7664 RSI: ffffffffc23041e0 RDI: ffff8b32494b8000
RBP: ffffd0f3c2bd7648 R08: ffffd0f3c2bd766c R09: ffffd0f3c2bd7760
R10: ffffd0f3c2bd7820 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8b32494b8000
R13: ffffd0f3c2bd7664 R14: ffffd0f3c2bd7668 R15: ffffd0f3c2bd766c
FS: 000071f631b68700(0000) GS:ffff8b399f114000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 00000001b8105000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
dm_crtc_get_scanoutpos+0xd7/0x180 [amdgpu]
amdgpu_display_get_crtc_scanoutpos+0x86/0x1c0 [amdgpu]
? __pfx_amdgpu_crtc_get_scanout_position+0x10/0x10[amdgpu]
amdgpu_crtc_get_scanout_position+0x27/0x50 [amdgpu]
drm_crtc_vblank_helper_get_vblank_timestamp_internal+0xf7/0x400
drm_crtc_vblank_helper_get_vblank_timestamp+0x1c/0x30
drm_crtc_get_last_vbltimestamp+0x55/0x90
drm_crtc_next_vblank_start+0x45/0xa0
drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences+0x81/0x1f0
…
(cherry picked from commit 621e55f1919640acab25383362b96e65f2baea3c)
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How to fix CVE-2025-68286
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check NULL before accessing [WHAT] IGT kms_cursor_legacy’s long-nonblocking-modeset-vs-cursor-atomic fails with NULL pointer dereference. This can be reproduced with both an eDP panel and a DP monitors connected. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) – […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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