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Linux Linux — drm/amd/display: Don't treat wb connector as physical in create_validate_stream_for_sink
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0017 6.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux dbf5d3d02987faa0eec3710dd687cd912362d7b5 – —
Linux 6.8 – 6.12.31
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Jul 3 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38098 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Don't treat wb connector as physical in create_validate_stream_for_sink
Don't try to operate on a drm_wb_connector as an amdgpu_dm_connector.
While dereferencing aconnector->base will "work" it's wrong and
might lead to unknown bad things. Just... don't.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 3, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38098 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | dbf5d3d02987faa0eec3710dd687cd912362d7b5 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.8 | 6.12.31 |
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