CVE-2024-49912: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Handle null 'stream_status' in 'planes_changed_for_existing_stream
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A patch has been applied to the Linux kernel to add a null check for 'stream_status' in the affected function, resolving the issue. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this fix. No other mitigation is required.
Description
CVE-2024-49912 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU display driver. It involves a null pointer dereference caused by missing null checks for the 'stream_status' pointer in the 'planes_changed_for_existing_stream' function. This flaw could lead to a denial of service via kernel crash. The issue has been resolved by adding a null check for 'stream_status'.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49912 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ffd9fb03bbc99ed1eb5dc989d5c7da2faac0659 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4778982c73d6c9f3fdbdbc6b6c8aa18df98251af (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8141f21b941710ecebe49220b69822cab3abd23d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4b699b93496c423b0e5b584d4eb4ab849313bcf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec6c32b58e6c4e87760e797c525e99a460c82bcb (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)