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drm/amd/display: Fix dc_link NULL handling in HPD init

Published Jun 3, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: Fix dc_link NULL handling in HPD init

amdgpu_dm_hpd_init() may see connectors without a valid dc_link.

The code already checks dc_link for the polling decision, but later
unconditionally dereferences it when setting up HPD interrupts.

Assign dc_link early and skip connectors where it is NULL.

Fixes the below:
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c:940 amdgpu_dm_hpd_init()
error: we previously assumed 'dc_link' could be null (see line 931)

drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_irq.c
923 /*
924 * Analog connectors may be hot-plugged unlike other connector
925 * types that don't support HPD. Only poll analog connectors.
926 */
927 use_polling |=
928 amdgpu_dm_connector->dc_link &&
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The patch adds this NULL check but hopefully it can be removed

929 dc_connector_supports_analog(amdgpu_dm_connector->dc_link->link_id.id);
930
931 dc_link = amdgpu_dm_connector->dc_link;

dc_link assigned here.

932
933 /*
934 * Get a base driver irq reference for hpd ints for the lifetime
935 * of dm. Note that only hpd interrupt types are registered with
936 * base driver; hpd_rx types aren't. IOW, amdgpu_irq_get/put on
937 * hpd_rx isn't available. DM currently controls hpd_rx
938 * explicitly with dc_interrupt_set()
939 */
--> 940 if (dc_link->irq_source_hpd != DC_IRQ_SOURCE_INVALID) {
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If it's NULL then we are trouble because we dereference it here.

941 irq_type = dc_link->irq_source_hpd - DC_IRQ_SOURCE_HPD1;
942 /*
943 * TODO: There's a mismatch between mode_info.num_hpd
944 * and what bios reports as the # of connectors with hpd

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.15 6.6.160

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.19.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.115-2 —
Debian 12 linux No fix yet —
Debian 12 linux-6.12 6.12.115-2~deb12u1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield No fix yet —
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux +8 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux +44 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +59 No fix yet —
Show 16 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +21 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp +4 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1.150700.17.43.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.323.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3594-1
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23066-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-51.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23194-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23193-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-51.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23244-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_19 1-150700.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_20 1-150700.15.3.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.323.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3594-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_86 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3594-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.37.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel No fix yet —

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