CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-49919

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer has a potential NULL pointer dereference when head_pipe is NULL. The fix adds a check to ensure head_pipe is not NULL and returns NULL to prevent the dereference.

Risk Assessment

A kernel crash (null pointer dereference) leading to denial of service may occur. The vulnerability affects the drm/amd/display driver.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Regular updates of graphics drivers are recommended.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add null check for head_pipe in dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer This commit addresses a potential null pointer dereference issue in the `dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer` function. The issue could occur when `head_pipe` is null. The fix adds a check to ensure `head_pipe` is not null before asserting it. If `head_pipe` is null, the function returns NULL to prevent a potential null pointer dereference. Reported by smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/resource/dcn201/dcn201_resource.c:1016 dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer() error: we previously assumed 'head_pipe' could be null (see line 1010)

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