CVE-2024-49921

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 used [WHAT & HOW] Poniters, such as dc->clk_mgr, are null checked previously in the same function, so Coverity warns "implies that "dc->clk_mgr" might be null". As a result, these pointers need to be checked when used again. This fixes 10 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.2%
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 - 5b35bf1a82eb29841b67ff5643ba83762250fc24
Linux/Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c - be1fb44389ca3038ad2430dac4234669bc177ee3
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