CVE-2026-23039: drm/gud: fix NULL fb and crtc dereferences on USB disconnect

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: 2026-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/gud: fix NULL fb and crtc dereferences on USB disconnect On disconnect drm_atomic_helper_disable_all() is called which sets both the fb and crtc for a plane to NULL before invoking a commit. This causes a kernel oops on every display disconnect. Add guards for those dereferences.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 6.18 — fixed in 6.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a255ec07f91d4c73a361a28b7a3d82f5710245f1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc2d5ddb193e363187bae2ad358245642d2721fb

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