vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2025-38240): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 18, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/mediatek: dp: drm_err => dev_err in HPD path to avoid NULL ptr
The function mtk_dp_wait_hpd_asserted() may be called before the
`mtk_dp->drm_dev` pointer is assigned in mtk_dp_bridge_attach().
Specifically it can be called via this callpath:
- mtk_edp_wait_hpd_asserted
- [panel probe]
- dp_aux_ep_probe
Using "drm" level prints anywhere in this callpath causes a NULL
pointer dereference. Change the error message directly in
mtk_dp_wait_hpd_asserted() to dev_err() to avoid this. Also change the
error messages in mtk_dp_parse_capabilities(), which is called by
mtk_dp_wait_hpd_asserted().
While touching these prints, also add the error code to them to make
future debugging easier.
Solutions
References
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