CVE-2024-49897: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Check phantom_stream before it is used
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC
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 21 Oct 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 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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49897 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1decf695ce08e23d9ded6ce83d121b2282ce9899 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3718a619a8c0a53152e76bb6769b6c414e1e83f4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba1219e299ab5462b5cb374c2fa2a67af0ea190 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d247af7c5dbf143ad6be8179bb1550e76d6af57e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/db1d7e1794fed62ee16d6a72a85997bb069e2e27 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)