drm/amd/display: Fix dangling pointer in plane reset function
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix dangling pointer in plane reset function amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset() frees the old state before allocating a new one. If kzalloc() fails, the function returns without updating the state pointer, leaving a dangling pointer to already freed memory. Fix this by allocating the new state first. On allocation failure, the old state remains untouched and the function safely returns. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [adjust for movement around current amd-staging-drm-next]
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.191, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 6.6.160, 7.2.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-93176
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 17:32 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
drm/amd/display: Fix dangling pointer in plane reset function
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Sept 2026, 16:12 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix dangling pointer in plane reset function amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset() frees the old state before allocating a new one. If kzalloc() fails, the function returns without updating the state pointer, leaving a dangling pointer to already freed memory. Fix this by allocating the new state first. On allocation failure, the old state remains untouched and the function safely returns. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [adjust for movement around current amd-staging-drm-next]
osv:CVE-2026-93176
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6
Complete source record
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