CVE-2025-39705 is a Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the AMD display driver (DC module) within the Linux kernel. Specifically, it occurs during error handling when the display control context (dc->ctx) fails to initialize, leading to a kernel crash. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), this local vulnerability requires low privileges and has a high impact on availability, potentially causing system instability. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules available. However, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.15, < 6.12.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.13, < 6.16.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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