CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-49920

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.30%

22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in the drm/amd/display driver was resolved by checking null pointers before multiple uses. Pointers such as stream_enc and dc->bw_vbios were previously null checked in the same function but are used multiple times in subsequent code without rechecking.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a null pointer dereference and kernel crash, causing denial of service on systems with AMD graphics.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. For systems with AMD graphics, verify the amdgpu driver is up to date.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS