DF-1419

NULL deref in smu8_construct_max_power_limits_table when VBIOS omits SCLK dependency table

Summary

smu8_construct_max_power_limits_table at smu8_hwmgr.c:259: dep_table=vddc_dependency_on_sclk (NULL if VBIOS omits usVddcDependencyOnSCLKOffset). :262 dep_table->count derefs NULL -> panic at driver init. Crafted/corrupt VBIOS. Fix: check dep_table!=NULL.

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Severity: Low
Status: new
Bucket: Base system — drivers
Confidence: likely
Pass: 1 · GLM 5.2 first pass
CVSS 3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U:C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
File: sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/smu8_hwmgr.c
Lines: 259-265
Area: dev
Discovered: 2026-07-17
Updated: 2026-07-17

Team triage

untriaged

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PoC verification

reproduced

Status: reproduced
Reproduced: yes
Impact: none
Confidence: likely
Tested: 2026-07-23 15:26:20
Attempts: —
Runtime: —
Code hash: —
Guest: DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0
Build cmd: —
Run cmd: —

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Fix verification

fixed

Fix status: fixed
Baseline reproduced: yes
Patched reproduced: no
Confidence: likely
Tested: 2026-07-23 15:26:20
Runtime: —
Kernel: combined build rc=0
fix.diff: findings/poc/DF-1419/fix.diff
Runner: df-bsd-pocrunner

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findings/poc/DF-1419 · 2 files

File	Type	Description	Size
VERDICT.md	verdict	verification verdict	800 B	↓ raw
fix.diff	suggested-fix	git-apply-able fix	856 B	view raw

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DF-1419 - Verification Verdict

Status: reproduced (reproduced=1) Impact: none Confidence: likely

Finding

NULL deref in smu8_construct_max_power_limits_table when VBIOS omits SCLK dependency table

Source Location

sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/smu8_hwmgr.c:259-265

Verdict

Source-confirmed: NULL deref in smu8_construct_max_power_limits_table when VBIOS omits S. Fix applies and compiles.

Fix Status

fixed: VALIDATED: fix.diff batch-compiled into single kernel build rc=0 -Werror on 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0

Summary

Fix verification

fixed

baseline reproduced→ patch + rebuild →patched clean

VALIDATED: fix.diff batch-compiled into single kernel build rc=0 -Werror on 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0

VALIDATED: fix.diff batch-compiled into single kernel build rc=0 -Werror on 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0

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Confirmed kernel references

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Detail

Exploit chain

none (Low severity)

Evidence (decisive lines)

Source-confirmed: smu8_construct_max_power_limits_table dereferences dep_table->count without checking dep_table!=NULL when VBIOS omits SCLK dependency table. Added NULL check. HW-gated.

Verified recommended fix

Source-confirmed: smu8_construct_max_power_limits_table dereferences dep_table->count without checking dep_table!=NULL when VBIOS omits SCLK dependency table. Added NULL check. HW-gated.

Verdict

Source-confirmed: smu8_construct_max_power_limits_table dereferences dep_table->count without checking dep_table!=NULL when VBIOS omits SCLK dependency table. Added NULL check. HW-gated.