NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting linux-aws-6.12 package, versions <6.12.80-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXAWS612-15992332
  • published12 Apr 2026
  • disclosed11 Sept 2025

Introduced: 11 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-39762  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard linux-aws-6.12 to version 6.12.80-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-aws-6.12 package and not the linux-aws-6.12 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: add null check

[WHY] Prevents null pointer dereferences to enhance function robustness

[HOW] Adds early null check and return false if invalid.

CVSS Base Scores

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