---
id: CVE-2025-71294
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amdgpu: fix NULL pointer issue buffer funcs

  If SDMA block not enabled, buffer_funcs will not initialize,
  fix the null pointer issue if buffer_funcs not initialized.
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amdgpu: fix NULL pointer issue buffer funcs

  If SDMA block not enabled, buffer_funcs will not initialize,
  fix the null pointer issue if buffer_funcs not initialized.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.75'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.16'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.6'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.19.6
published: '2026-05-06'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71294'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276028fd9b60bbcc68796d1124b6b58298f4ca8a'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29fd416e0e08aa6d5a97fd313749d08d83de0826'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e849a93bff40f0c88a8aafba062b1de0ec2797b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9877a865d62c9c3e0f4cc369dc9ca9f7f24f5ee9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00127
epssPercentile: 0.02127
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.488Z'
---

## Overview

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

drm/amdgpu: fix NULL pointer issue buffer funcs

If SDMA block not enabled, buffer_funcs will not initialize,
fix the null pointer issue if buffer_funcs not initialized.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.75`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.16`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.6`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.19.6`