drm/v3d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in `v3d_job_update_stats()`
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in `v3d_job_update_stats()` The following kernel Oops was recently reported by Mesa CI: [ 800.139824] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000588 [ 800.148619] Mem abort info: [ 800.151402] ESR = 0x0000000096000005 [ 800.155141] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 800.160444] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 800.163488] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 800.166619] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault [ 800.171487] Data abort info: [ 800.174357] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 800.179832] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 800.184873] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 800.190176] user pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=00000001014c2000 [ 800.196607] [0000000000000588] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000 [ 800.205305] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 800.211564] Modules linked in: vc4 snd_soc_hdmi_codec drm_display_helper v3d cec gpu_sched drm_dma_helper drm_shmem_helper drm_kms_helper drm drm_panel_orientation_quirks snd_soc_core snd_compress snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_pcm i2c_brcmstb snd_timer snd backlight [ 800.234448] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.12.25+rpt-rpi-v8 #1 Debian 1:6.12.25-1+rpt1 [ 800.244182] Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4 (DT) [ 800.250005] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 800.2569
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.35, 6.15.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-38189
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 8 Nov 2026, 00:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
drm/v3d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in `v3d_job_update_stats()`
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 4 Jul 2025, 13:37 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in `v3d_job_update_stats()` The following kernel Oops was recently reported by Mesa CI: [ 800.139824] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000588 [ 800.148619] Mem abort info: [ 800.151402] ESR = 0x0000000096000005 [ 800.155141] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 800.160444] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 800.163488] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 800.166619] FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault [ 800.171487] Data abort info: [ 800.174357] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 800.179832] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 800.184873] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 800.190176] user pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=00000001014c2000 [ 800.196607] [0000000000000588] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000 [ 800.205305] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 800.211564] Modules linked in: vc4 snd_soc_hdmi_codec drm_display_helper v3d cec gpu_sched drm_dma_helper drm_shmem_helper drm_kms_helper drm drm_panel_orientation_quirks snd_soc_core snd_compress snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_pcm i2c_brcmstb snd_timer snd backlight [ 800.234448] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.12.25+rpt-rpi-v8 #1 Debian 1:6.12.25-1+rpt1 [ 800.244182] Hardware name: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4 (DT) [ 800.250005] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 800.2569
osv:CVE-2025-38189
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.35, 6.15.4
Complete source record
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