# CVE-2024-26662: drm/amd/display: Fix 'panel\_cntl' could be null in 'dcn21\_set\_backlight\_level()'

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.17, 6.7.5
- Published: 2024-04-02 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.9.0, fixed in 6.6.17; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.7.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix 'panel_cntl' could be null in 'dcn21_set_backlight_level()' 'panel_cntl' structure used to control the display panel could be null, dereferencing it could lead to a null pointer access. Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/hwss/dcn21/dcn21_hwseq.c:269 dcn21_set_backlight_level() error: we previously assumed 'panel_cntl' could be null (see line 250)

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94a506cbfd1bd4817502bed097e24cbab23cfce3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e150ccea13129eb048679114808eb9770443e4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c863cab0e9173f8b6c7bc328bee3b8625f131b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96fddb32931d007db12b1fce9b5e8e4c080401b

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