CVE-2024-49920: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before multiple uses
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:05 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 fix has been applied to the Linux kernel source code to add the necessary null pointer checks. Users should update to the latest kernel versions containing this fix. No additional mitigation is indicated by the vendor.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD display driver was fixed by adding null pointer checks before multiple uses of certain pointers. This resolves potential null pointer dereference issues identified by static analysis.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc67992b35bc11895149b4261c4ad745312a18d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f51f6d23c5856f105110531f81d84e78e462005 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/26787fb6c2b2ee0d1a7e1574b36f4711ae40fe27 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd5ecbbff751c3b9061d8ebb08e5c96119915b4 (opens in a new tab)