drm/amd/display: check if ext_caps is valid in BL setup

Summary

CVECVE-2026-31460
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-22 14:16:41 UTC
Updated2026-05-07 18:36:06 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: check if ext_caps is valid in BL setup LVDS connectors don't have extended backlight caps so check if the pointer is valid before accessing it. (cherry picked from commit 3f797396d7f4eb9bb6eded184bbc6f033628a6f6)

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.000140000 probability, percentile 0.029270000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc5 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 1454642960b0a4fafd48b08919d39350ee2ac372 60b0524bfb7d691ab378cdc788209f11cd34da89 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1454642960b0a4fafd48b08919d39350ee2ac372 9da4f9964abcaeb6e19797d5e3b10faad338a786 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.19 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.11 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4f9964abcaeb6e19797d5e3b10faad338a786 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b0524bfb7d691ab378cdc788209f11cd34da89 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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