CVE-2024-49922

drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2024 at 06:01 PM UTC
Updated: October 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them [WHAT & HOW] These pointers are null checked previously in the same function, indicating they might be null as reported by Coverity. As a result, they need to be checked when used again. This fixes 3 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.10.144.15 ≤ v < 6.10.144.15 ≤ v < 6.11.34.15 ≤ v < 6.124.15 ≤ v < 6.6.1586.11 ≤ v < 6.11.34.154562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c
Vendor states this is fixed in 1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 336bc3461b1c74e085bb0f2e1488df4dcc6dc983 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.158 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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