# CVE-2026-99151: drm/amd/display: Fix NULL sink dereference in USB4 bandwidth functions

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-111903
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.13
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: from 7.2.9, fixed in 7.2.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix NULL sink dereference in USB4 bandwidth functions allocate_usb4_bandwidth_for_stream() and allocate_usb4_bandwidth() both use ASSERT(stream->sink) before dereferencing stream->sink->link. ASSERT is compiled out in production builds, so a NULL stream->sink causes a NULL pointer dereference. link_set_dpms_off() already guards two earlier accesses to stream->sink with explicit NULL checks, confirming that stream->sink can legitimately be NULL. The subsequent call to deallocate_usb4_bandwidth() had no equivalent guard. Replace the ASSERT() calls with proper NULL checks that return false early, and add a matching stream->sink guard at the call site in link_set_dpms_off() consistent with the surrounding pattern. v2: Keep the existing ASSERT() calls for diagnostics (to report unexpected NULL sink), and add explicit NULL checks that return false before dereferencing stream->sink. Also add a matching stream->sink guard at the deallocation call site in link_set_dpms_off(). (Alex) (cherry picked from commit 98029a0ce61feb52c563f65349dd9b25f672e355)

## What to do

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8b5e5b9776ad08138d79b14238c5742b32911b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a67aa89342545b89f469dea6f29bfb6fac6f3d

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