vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-26662: kernel: drm/amd/display: 'panel_cntl' could be null in 'dcn21_set_backlight_level()' (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 2, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 2, 2024
Added
Dec 5, 2024
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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)
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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