CVE-2024-49914: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Add null check for pipe_ctx->plane_state in dcn20_program_pipe
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:33 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneCVSS: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.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add null check for pipe_ctx->plane_state in dcn20_program_pipe This commit addresses a null pointer dereference issue in the `dcn20_program_pipe` function. The issue could occur when `pipe_ctx->plane_state` is null. The fix adds a check to ensure `pipe_ctx->plane_state` is not null before accessing. This prevents a null pointer dereference. Reported by smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/hwss/dcn20/dcn20_hwseq.c:1925 dcn20_program_pipe() error: we previously assumed 'pipe_ctx->plane_state' could be null (see line 1877)
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49914 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c613e1c6ae45bb29ebc156d22060f034cc5665 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/65a6fee22d5cfa645cb05489892dc9cd3d142fc2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/68f75e6f08aad66069a629db8d7840919156c761 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e4ed3cf1642df0c4456443d865cff61a9598aa8 (opens in a new tab)