In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface
It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a
single place the check is missing.
Also use convenient locals instead of phys_enc->* where available.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/693860/
drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface
It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a
single place the check is missing.
Also use convenient locals instead of phys_enc->* where available.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/693860/
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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a single place the check is missing. Also use convenient locals instead of phys_enc->* where available. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/693860/ | |
| Title | drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-14T15:07:51.943Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:30:19.656Z
Link: CVE-2025-71138
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-01-14T15:16:03.593
Modified: 2026-01-14T16:25:12.057
Link: CVE-2025-71138
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