CVE-2024-49922
mediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them [WHAT & HOW] These pointers are nu…
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
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.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2024-10-21 18:15
Modified: 2026-10-30 13:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 3 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-30 13:38 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
linux / linux_kernel <6.10.14, ≥6.11 <6.11.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/336bc3461b1c74e085bb0f2e1488df4dcc6dc983 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/530e3d67637e55a59c131f1569352798692b81e9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-30 13:38 UTC · record ↗