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drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference The function drm_atomic_get_plane_state() can return an error pointer and is not checked for it. Add error pointer check. Detected by Smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c:496 sun4i_backend_atomic_check() error: 'plane_state' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.175, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 6.6.141, 7.0.10
CVEs
CVE-2026-53066
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 18:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jun 2026, 16:30 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sun4i: backend: fix error pointer dereference The function drm_atomic_get_plane_state() can return an error pointer and is not checked for it. Add error pointer check. Detected by Smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c:496 sun4i_backend_atomic_check() error: 'plane_state' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

osv:CVE-2026-53066

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10

Complete source record
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