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CVE-2024-49905: Linux kernel · v2

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:00 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 has been applied in the Linux kernel source to add the necessary null check for 'afb' in the affected function. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this patch. Since this is a kernel-level issue, applying the official kernel update from the vendor or distribution is the recommended remediation.

Description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was identified and fixed in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU display driver. The issue involved missing null checks for the 'afb' variable in the amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update function, which could lead to a null pointer dereference and cause a denial of service. The fix adds a proper null check at the point where 'afb' is used.

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