CVE-2024-49911NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 21
Latest updateApr 28

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add NULL check for function pointer in dcn20_set_output_transfer_func This commit adds a null check for the set_output_gamma function pointer in the dcn20_set_output_transfer_func function. Previously, set_output_gamma was being checked for null at line 1030, but then it was being dereferenced without any null check at line 1048. This could potentially lead to a null pointer dereference error if set_output_gam

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

Affected Packages11 packages

Patches

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