CVE-2024-50156: Linux kernel · drm/msm: Avoid NULL dereference in msm_disp_state_print_regs()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:15 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 7 Nov 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 patch has been released to fix this issue by properly handling NULL pointers in msm_disp_state_print_regs(). Users should apply the official Linux kernel updates that include this fix. Since this is a kernel-level issue, updating to a fixed kernel version is the recommended remediation.
Description
CVE-2024-50156 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/msm driver. It involves a NULL pointer dereference in the msm_disp_state_print_regs() function when an allocation failure occurs in msm_disp_state_dump_regs(). This can lead to a kernel crash (denial of service). The issue is addressed by modifying the function to detect NULL pointers and print a message instead of dereferencing them.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50156 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/293f53263266bc4340d777268ab4328a97f041fa (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42cf045086feae77b212f0f66e742b91a5b566b7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/563aa81fd66a4e7e6e551a0e02bcc23957cafe2f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e9f2a12a6214080c8ea83220a596f6e1dedc6c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ad916273483748582d97cfa31054ccb19224f3 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)