drm/amd/display: Check stream before comparing them
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 +6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.15 and later | 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.15 and later Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.10.227; 5.11 to before 5.15.168; 5.16 to before 6.1.113; 6.2 to before 6.6.55; 6.7 to before 6.10.14; 6.11 to before 6.11.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.10.227; 5.11 to before 5.15.168; 5.16 to before 6.1.113; 6.2 to before 6.6.55; 6.7 to before 6.10.14; 6.11 to before 6.11.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49896
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgr6-hgc6-qm52
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0167d570f6a0b38689c4a0e50bf79c518d827500
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14db8692afe1aa2143b673856bb603713d8ea93f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8da54b7f8a17e44e67ea6d1037f35450af28115
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d31a33643813cce55ee1ebbad3a2d0d24a08e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4b13e678b15975055f4ff1ce4cf0ce4c19b6c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e41a291e1bef1153bba091b6580ecc7affc53c82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ff747c86767937ee1e0ca987545b7eed7a0810
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Sources
- CVE-2024-49896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-49896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgr6-hgc6-qm52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-49896 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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