CVE-2024-49922: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:34 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · 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.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them [WHAT & HOW] These pointers are null checked previously in the same function, indicating they might be null as reported by Coverity. As a result, they need to be checked when used again. This fixes 3 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/530e3d67637e55a59c131f1569352798692b81e9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/336bc3461b1c74e085bb0f2e1488df4dcc6dc983 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8 (opens in a new tab)