CVE-2026-43131: drm/amd/pm: Fix null pointer dereference issue
CSIRTS triage
- What
- AMD PM driver has a null pointer dereference causing potential crash or denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Systems with AMD GPUs or processors using the amd/pm driver component.
- Urgency
- Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) denial of service via null pointer; standard patching cycle.
- Action
- Update Linux kernel to a version with the drm/amd/pm null pointer dereference fix.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43131
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-2026-431310.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-43131 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
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Recent advisories for drm/amd/pm
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-74450: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/pm: fix pptable us…nvd · 2026-08-15
- mediumCVE-2026-74450: drm/amd/pm: fix pptable use-after-freemsrc · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2025-38705: drm/amd/pm: fix null pointer accessmsrc · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2026-23213: drm/amd/pm: Disable MMIO access during SMU Mode 1 resetmsrc · 2026-08-06
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