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CVE-2024-49897: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Check phantom_stream before it is used

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel by adding a check for the phantom_stream pointer before use. Users and administrators should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix once available. Since this is a kernel-level issue, updating to the patched kernel version is the recommended remediation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated.

Description

CVE-2024-49897 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD display driver. The issue arises because the function dcn32_enable_phantom_stream can return a null pointer, which was not checked before use, leading to a potential NULL pointer dereference. This flaw was identified and fixed by adding a check for phantom_stream before it is used, addressing a NULL_RETURNS issue reported by Coverity.

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