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Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-71138drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a single place the check is missing. Also use convenient locals instead of phys_enc->* where available. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/693860/

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-71138
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71138
Debian:14linux6.18.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-110.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-22.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1054.60UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1050.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1037.40UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-22.22~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1051.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-110.110.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1051.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1051.54.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1049.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1010.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-22.22.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.176.17.0-22.22.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71138

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux d7d0e73f7de33a2b9998b607707a3e944ef3b86d – before 0d63df37b56a0aae2503147f234f5238304c62b5d7d0e73f7de33a2b9998b607707a3e944ef3b86d – before 678d1c86566dfbb247ba25482d37fddde6140cc9d7d0e73f7de33a2b9998b607707a3e944ef3b86d – before 471baae774a30a04cf066907b60eaf3732928cb7d7d0e73f7de33a2b9998b607707a3e944ef3b86d – before 35ea3282136a630a3fd92b76f5a3a02651145ef1d7d0e73f7de33a2b9998b607707a3e944ef3b86d – before 88733a0b64872357e5ecd82b7488121503cb9cc6
Linux Linux 5.19

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