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CVE-2026-53315

kernel: drm/amd/ras: Fix NULL deref in ras_core_get_utc_second_timestamp()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 26, 2026

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

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

drm/amd/ras: Fix NULL deref in ras_core_get_utc_second_timestamp()

ras_core_get_utc_second_timestamp() retrieves the current UTC timestamp (in seconds since the Unix epoch) through a platform-specific RAS system callback and is used for timestamping RAS error events.

The function checks ras_core in the conditional statement before calling the sys_fn callback. However, when the condition fails, the function prints an error message using ras_core->dev.

If ras_core is NULL, this can lead to a potential NULL pointer dereference when accessing ras_core->dev.

Add an early NULL check for ras_core at the beginning of the function and return 0 when the pointer is not valid. This prevents the dereference and makes the control flow clearer.

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE not specified