CVE-2024-49922

MEDIUM EPSS 14.0%
Published Oct 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
14.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <6.10.14
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.11  –  <6.11.3

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae
    Patch