CVE-2024-26662: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Fix 'panel_cntl' could be null in 'dcn21_set_backlight_level()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Apr 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix 'panel_cntl' could be null in 'dcn21_set_backlight_level()' 'panel_cntl' structure used to control the display panel could be null, dereferencing it could lead to a null pointer access. Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/hwss/dcn21/dcn21_hwseq.c:269 dcn21_set_backlight_level() error: we previously assumed 'panel_cntl' could be null (see line 250)
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/94a506cbfd1bd4817502bed097e24cbab23cfce3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e150ccea13129eb048679114808eb9770443e4d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c863cab0e9173f8b6c7bc328bee3b8625f131b5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96fddb32931d007db12b1fce9b5e8e4c080401b (opens in a new tab)