CVE-2026-98926

drm/amd/display: Remove sink usage from DPMS

Published Oct 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: Remove sink usage from DPMS

[Why]
stream->sink is optional and can be null, so should always be checked
before dereference. Additionally, most of its usage in DPMS sequences
is for stream->sink->link, which can be replaced with stream->link,
as the two should always be the same.

[How]
* Replace stream->sink->link in DPMS on/off
* Add assert to USB4 BW allocation where sink is required
* Avoid inconsistencies in resource access, e.g. don't repeat
stream->link after it was already saved to a local variable
* Pull out effective VPG calculation to helper getter
* Formatting fixes

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

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First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux
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Weaknesses CWE-476
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Remove sink usage from DPMS [Why] stream->sink is optional and can be null, so should always be checked before dereference. Additionally, most of its usage in DPMS sequences is for stream->sink->link, which can be replaced with stream->link, as the two should always be the same. [How] * Replace stream->sink->link in DPMS on/off * Add assert to USB4 BW allocation where sink is required * Avoid inconsistencies in resource access, e.g. don't repeat stream->link after it was already saved to a local variable * Pull out effective VPG calculation to helper getter * Formatting fixes
Title drm/amd/display: Remove sink usage from DPMS
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 6:56 AM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2026, 10:25 AM
Status
Received
Published
Oct 23, 2026, 1:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 7:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM