CVE-2024-49901: Linux kernel · drm/msm/adreno: Assign msm_gpu->pdev earlier to avoid nullptrs
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A patch has been applied to the Linux kernel to assign msm_gpu->pdev earlier, preventing null pointer dereferences. Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the input; check the Linux kernel vendor advisory or patchwork link for the exact fixed version.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/msm/adreno driver was fixed by assigning the msm_gpu->pdev pointer earlier during initialization to prevent null pointer dereferences. The issue could occur in cases where the GPU device was not fully initialized, leading to potential null pointer dereferences during cleanup operations.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a48e2e501267c8d0a9a10ada41d960ddb2dae22 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/542e679cd4ec93c959b014df9c31b4888e92bac8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/24168aae5a5010fa7d5068a318366e847ec3ad1e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9288a9676c529ad9c856096db68fad812499bc4a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9773737375b20070ea935203fd66cb9fa17c5acb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8ac2060597a5768e4699bb61d604b4c09927b85 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/16007768551d5bfe53426645401435ca8d2ef54f (opens in a new tab)