Bug 2513148 (CVE-2026-68236) - CVE-2026-68236 kernel: drm/amd/display: set new_stream to NULL after release
Summary: CVE-2026-68236 kernel: drm/amd/display: set new_stream to NULL after release
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68236
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:21 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-11 11:05 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:21:50 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: set new_stream to NULL after release

In dm_update_crtc_state(), the skip_modeset path releases new_stream
via dc_stream_release() but does not set the pointer to NULL.

If a later error (e.g., color management failure) triggers the fail
label, the error path calls dc_stream_release() again on the same
dangling pointer, causing a double release and potential use-after-free.

Fix this by setting new_stream to NULL after the initial release.

(cherry picked from commit 99f3af19073b3ddbfd96e789124cce12c4277b28)


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