Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu/pm: fix the null pointer while the smu is disabled
It needs to check if the pp_funcs is initialized while release the
context, otherwise it will trigger null pointer panic while the software
smu is not enabled.
[ 1109.404555] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000078
[ 1109.404609] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 1109.404638] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 1109.404657] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 1109.404672] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 1109.404701] CPU: 7 PID: 9150 Comm: amdgpu_test Tainted: G OEL 5.16.0-custom #1
[ 1109.404732] Hardware name: innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox, BIOS VirtualBox 12/01/2006
[ 1109.404765] RIP: 0010:amdgpu_dpm_force_performance_level+0x1d/0x170 [amdgpu]
[ 1109.405109] Code: 5d c3 44 8b a3 f0 80 00 00 eb e5 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 08 4c 8b b7 f0 7d 00 00 <49> 83 7e 78 00 0f 84 f2 00 00 00 80 bf 87 80 00 00 00 48 89 fb 0f
[ 1109.405176] RSP: 0018:ffffaf3083ad7c20 EFLAGS: 00010282
[ 1109.405203] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9796b1c14600 RCX: 0000000002862007
[ 1109.405229] RDX: ffff97968591c8c0 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff9796a3700000
[ 1109.405260] RBP: ffffaf3083ad7c50 R08: ffffffff9897de00 R09: ffff979688d9db60
[ 1109.405286] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff979688d9db90 R12: 0000000000000001
[ 1109.405316] R13: ffff9796a3700000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff9796a3708fc0
[ 1109.405345] FS: 00007ff055cff180(0000) GS:ffff9796bfdc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 1109.405378] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 1109.405400] CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 000000000a394000 CR4: 00000000000506e0
[ 1109.405434] Call Trace:
[ 1109.405445] <TASK>
[ 1109.405456] ? delete_object_full+0x1d/0x20
[ 1109.405480] amdgpu_ctx_set_stable_pstate+0x7c/0xa0 [amdgpu]
[ 1109.405698] amdgpu_ctx_fini.part.0+0xcb/0x100 [amdgpu]
[ 1109.405911] amdgpu_ctx_do_release+0x71/0x80 [amdgpu]
[ 1109.406121] amdgpu_ctx_ioctl+0x52d/0x550 [amdgpu]
[ 1109.406327] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1a/0x30
[ 1109.406354] ? drm_gem_handle_delete+0x81/0xb0 [drm]
[ 1109.406400] ? amdgpu_ctx_get_entity+0x2c0/0x2c0 [amdgpu]
[ 1109.406609] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xb6/0x140 [drm]
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.18 | 5.18.3 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25 | 1-150500.11.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026