CVE-2025-39762: drm/amd/display: add null check

mediumCVSS 5.5CVE-2025-39762

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux product: Linux KernelOther

What: Null pointer dereference fix in AMD display driver (drm/amd/display).
Who is affected: Systems with AMD GPUs using the display driver in affected kernel versions.
Urgency: Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) but impact and exploitability unclear without full details.
Action: Update Linux kernel to version containing AMD display driver null pointer check.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 5.5
Published: 2026-08-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-39762

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-397620.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-39762	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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Recent advisories for drm/amd/display

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criticalCVE-2026-68236: drm/amd/display: set new_stream to NULL after releasemsrc · 2026-08-11