# CVE-2026-80542: drm/amd/display: Fix NULL pointer dereference in amdgpu\_dm\_crtc\_set\_vblank()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-26 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix NULL pointer dereference in amdgpu_dm_crtc_set_vblank() amdgpu_dm_crtc_set_vblank() dereferences acrtc_state->stream when vblank is enabled/queried from DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CRTC_GET_SEQUENCE before a stream is attached to it. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 RIP: amdgpu_dm_crtc_set_vblank+0x6b/0x4d0 [amdgpu] Call Trace: drm_vblank_enable drm_vblank_get drm_crtc_get_sequence_ioctl drm_ioctl_kernel drm_ioctl Reproduced by running VKCTS with WSI tests enabled on RADV. Guard the enable path on acrtc_state->stream being non-NULL, matching the existing checks in this function. (cherry picked from commit 7b1b31bf6942e6f43509b48da23f8e27269aac39)

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5045fb4c70bfde36a05e0f41cf35ddfb6d85d3af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a6bc92fac30070511d66bcce4ed9b7dac983180
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2a1c4c6fe0a6fcde02e59dde546dba28d283635

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