5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50049
AMD Display Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 23, 2024, 9:45 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-50049 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-50049 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b2d49e55fe13ae56da3a7685bdccadca31134a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b2d49e55fe13ae56da3a7685bdccadca31134a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a79933fb08a002ba9400d1a7a5df707ecdb896 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a79933fb08a002ba9400d1a7a5df707ecdb896 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b4fd1946678fa0e069e442f3c5a7d3fa446fac No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b4fd1946678fa0e069e442f3c5a7d3fa446fac Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c643ef59390e49f1dfab35e8ea65f5db5e527d64 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c643ef59390e49f1dfab35e8ea65f5db5e527d64 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4149eec960110ffd5bcb161075dd9f1d7773075 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4149eec960110ffd5bcb161075dd9f1d7773075 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff599ef6970ee000fa5bc38d02fa5ff5f3fc7575 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff599ef6970ee000fa5bc38d02fa5ff5f3fc7575 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.10.227 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.168 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.113 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.57 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.11.4
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4149eec960110ffd5bcb161075dd9f1d7773075 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c643ef59390e49f1dfab35e8ea65f5db5e527d64 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a79933fb08a002ba9400d1a7a5df707ecdb896 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b2d49e55fe13ae56da3a7685bdccadca31134a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b4fd1946678fa0e069e442f3c5a7d3fa446fac [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff599ef6970ee000fa5bc38d02fa5ff5f3fc7575 [No types assigned]
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