CVE-2024-49920

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before multiple uses [WHAT & HOW] Poniters, such as stream_enc and dc->bw_vbios, are null checked previously in the same function, so Coverity warns "implies that stream_enc and dc->bw_vbios might be null". They are used multiple times in the subsequent code and need to be checked. This fixes 10 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 11.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 6.11.3linux
Linux/Linux < 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.15
Linux/Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c - 26787fb6c2b2ee0d1a7e1574b36f4711ae40fe27
Linux/Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c - fdd5ecbbff751c3b9061d8ebb08e5c96119915b4
Linux/Linux 6.11.3 - 6.11.*
Linux/Linux 6.12
linux/linux_kernel < 6.11.3
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026