Medium 5.5Published Apr 22, 2026

CVE-2026-31460drm/amd/display: check if ext_caps is valid in BL setup

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:23 AM ET)

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In 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)

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	1454642960b0a4fafd48b08919d39350ee2ac372 builds before 60b0524bfb7d691ab378cdc788209f11cd34da89; 1454642960b0a4fafd48b08919d39350ee2ac372 builds before 9da4f9964abcaeb6e19797d5e3b10faad338a786	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 6.19 before 6.19.11; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b0524bfb7d691ab378cdc788209f11cd34da89	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4f9964abcaeb6e19797d5e3b10faad338a786	patch

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