Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: adreno: fix deferencing ifpc_reglist when not declared
On plaforms with an a7xx GPU not supporting IFPC, the ifpc_reglist
if still deferenced in a7xx_patch_pwrup_reglist() which causes
a kernel crash:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008
...
pc : a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm]
lr : a6xx_hw_init+0x9a8/0x1e4c [msm]
...
Call trace:
a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] (P)
msm_gpu_hw_init+0x58/0x88 [msm]
adreno_load_gpu+0x94/0x1fc [msm]
msm_open+0xe4/0xf4 [msm]
drm_file_alloc+0x1a0/0x2e4 [drm]
drm_client_init+0x7c/0x104 [drm]
drm_fbdev_client_setup+0x94/0xcf0 [drm_client_lib]
drm_client_setup+0xb4/0xd8 [drm_client_lib]
msm_drm_kms_post_init+0x2c/0x3c [msm]
msm_drm_init+0x1a4/0x228 [msm]
msm_drm_bind+0x30/0x3c [msm]
...
Check the validity of ifpc_reglist before deferencing the table
to setup the register values.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.18 | 6.18.3 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +10 | 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 | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-0119 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026