CVE-2024-49923
mediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Pass non-null to dcn20_validate_apply_pipe_split_flags [WHAT & HOW] "dcn…
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Pass non-null to dcn20_validate_apply_pipe_split_flags [WHAT & HOW] "dcn20_validate_apply_pipe_split_flags" dereferences merge, and thus it cannot be a null pointer. Let's pass a valid pointer to avoid null dereference. This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues 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 23 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 07:33 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/5559598742fb4538e4c51c48ef70563c49c2af23
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85aa996ecfaa95d1e922867390502d23ce21b905
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a05270869f40c89f8d184fe2d37cb86e0d7e5f5
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fe02e7207be635725dcf92dbe7003e11697a5b 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39a580cd15397e102aaec25986ae5acf492f8930 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5559598742fb4538e4c51c48ef70563c49c2af23 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85aa996ecfaa95d1e922867390502d23ce21b905 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a05270869f40c89f8d184fe2d37cb86e0d7e5f5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 07:33 UTC · record ↗