CVE-2024-49896 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV6.7OSV6.3OSV4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 21
Latest updateMay 28
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Check stream before comparing them
[WHAT & HOW]
amdgpu_dm can pass a null stream to dc_is_stream_unchanged. It is
necessary to check for null before dereferencing them.
This fixes 1 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6