drm/amd/display: Check null pointer before dereferencing se
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 null pointer before dereferencing se [WHAT & HOW] se is null checked previously in the same function, indicating it might be null; therefore, it must be checked when used again. This fixes 1 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00222 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113 +3
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 | 5.5 and later | 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.57, 6.11.4, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.5 and later Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.57, 6.11.4, 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 6.6.57; 6.7 to before 6.11.4 | 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 6.6.57; 6.7 to before 6.11.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.57, 6.11.4, 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-2024-50049
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjx8-96cx-2pjw
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4149eec960110ffd5bcb161075dd9f1d7773075
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c643ef59390e49f1dfab35e8ea65f5db5e527d64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a79933fb08a002ba9400d1a7a5df707ecdb896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b2d49e55fe13ae56da3a7685bdccadca31134a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b4fd1946678fa0e069e442f3c5a7d3fa446fac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff599ef6970ee000fa5bc38d02fa5ff5f3fc7575
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Sources
- CVE-2024-50049 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50049 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pjx8-96cx-2pjw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50049 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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