CVE-2024-49913: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Add null check for top_pipe_to_program in commit_planes_for_stream
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:00 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 has been implemented in the Linux kernel source code by adding a null check for top_pipe_to_program in the commit_planes_for_stream function. Users and administrators should update to the fixed kernel version once available. Since this is a kernel-level issue, applying the official kernel patch or upgrading to a kernel version containing this fix is the recommended mitigation.
Description
CVE-2024-49913 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU display driver. It involves a null pointer dereference in the commit_planes_for_stream function due to missing null check on the top_pipe_to_program pointer. The issue is fixed by adding a null check before accessing the pointer, preventing potential kernel crashes or denial of service.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49913 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ebfa6663807c144be8c8b6727375012409d2356 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3929e382e4758aff42da0102a60d13337c99d3b8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/40193ff73630adf76bc0d82398f7d90fb576dba4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/66d71a72539e173a9b00ca0b1852cbaa5f5bf1ad (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73efd2a611b62fee71a7b7f27d9d08bb60da8a72 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ab59527852a6f7780aad6185729550ca0569122 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e47e563c6f0db7d792a559301862c19ead0dfc2f (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)