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Add a check to prevent\na NULL pointer dereference.\n\nThis follows the same pattern used in dpu_encoder_update_topology()\nwithin the same file, which checks for NULL before using conn_state.\n\nPatchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/665188/","publishedAt":"2025-09-16T13:00:20.059Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T21:36:59.060Z","severity":{"score":5.5,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"1ce69c265a53c61c5c29f97f542ff89af3f3d7e7","status":"affected","lessThan":"aaec54254b02f5959c3670177037464d828b2140","versionType":"git"},{"version":"1ce69c265a53c61c5c29f97f542ff89af3f3d7e7","status":"affected","lessThan":"abebfed208515726760d79cf4f9f1a76b9a10a84","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.15","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.16.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.17","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaec54254b02f5959c3670177037464d828b2140","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abebfed208515726760d79cf4f9f1a76b9a10a84"],"weaknesses":["CWE-476"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:09:09.358Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/39xxx/CVE-2025-39820.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-39820","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-09-16T13:00:20.059Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:36:59.060Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-04-16T07:20:57.139Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"drm/msm/dpu: Add a null ptr check for dpu_encoder_needs_modeset","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/msm/dpu: Add a null ptr check for dpu_encoder_needs_modeset\n\nThe drm_atomic_get_new_connector_state() can return NULL if the\nconnector is not part of the atomic state. 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