# CVE-2025-40354: drm/amd/display: increase max link count and fix link-\>enc NULL pointer access

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-16 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: increase max link count and fix link->enc NULL pointer access [why] 1.) dc->links[MAX_LINKS] array size smaller than actual requested. max_connector + max_dpia + 4 virtual = 14. increase from 12 to 14. 2.) hw_init() access null LINK_ENC for dpia non display_endpoint. (cherry picked from commit d7f5a61e1b04ed87b008c8d327649d184dc5bb45)

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28092be4e12b7df9e4f415d25bf0d767bc2d9ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3fc0d36cfb927f8986b83bf5fba47dbedad3c63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bec947cbe9a65783adb475a5fb47980d7b4f4796

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