CVE-2024-49923

low-risk
Published 2024-10-21

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Pass non-null to dcn20_validate_apply_pipe_split_flags [WHAT & HOW] "dcn20_validate_apply_pipe_split_flags" dereferences merge, and thus it cannot be a null pointer. Let's pass a valid pointer to avoid null dereference. This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39a580cd15397e102aaec25986ae5acf492f8930
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5559598742fb4538e4c51c48ef70563c49c2af23
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85aa996ecfaa95d1e922867390502d23ce21b905
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a05270869f40c89f8d184fe2d37cb86e0d7e5f5
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal