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CVE-2025-68196: drm/amd/display: Cache streams targeting link when performing LT automation

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-16 · updated 2026-10-14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Cache streams targeting link when performing LT automation [WHY] Last LT automation update can cause crash by referencing current_state and calling into dc_update_planes_and_stream which may clobber current_state. [HOW] Cache relevant stream pointers and iterate through them instead of relying on the current_state.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.17 — fixed in 6.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ecd238e8230e83a5c5436fd2261da4518f5c979
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5b69101f956f5b89605a13cb15f093a7906f2a1

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