Linux Kernel up to 7.1.7 DRM AMD Display drm/amd/display dml21_add_phantom_plane null pointer dereference

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.7 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dml21_add_phantom_plane of the file drm/amd/display of the component DRM AMD Display. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-80705. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.7. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function dml21_add_phantom_plane of the file drm/amd/display of the component DRM AMD Display. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: check if dml21_add_phantom_plane() is successful Verify that the phantom plane was allocated to avoid a later segfault. (cherry picked from commit 5adb54abe5a8e82cbff7f8806db30a5f4924329f)
The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-80705 since 08/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/28/2026).
Upgrading to version 7.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 062cfd6c678f6647c8841f684d6dadab08d95512/000acb4ce7fb9feba3072ce468ad681f6585cd5d is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Kernel 7.1.8
Patch: 062cfd6c678f6647c8841f684d6dadab08d95512/000acb4ce7fb9feba3072ce468ad681f6585cd5d
Timeline
08/26/2026 CVE reserved08/28/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/28/2026 VulDB entry created
08/28/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-80705 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-80705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-396638
Entry
Created: 08/28/2026 10:59Changes: 08/28/2026 10:59 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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