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CVE-2024-49922
Linux Linux — drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0024 13.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – —
Linux 4.15 – 6.6.158
TIMELINE
Oct 21 Reserved by Linux
Oct 21 Published (CNA: Linux)
Oct 3 ENRICHED — CVE-2024-49922 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them
[WHAT & HOW]
These pointers are null checked previously in the same function,
indicating they might be null as reported by Coverity. As a result,
they need to be checked when used again.
This fixes 3 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| October 21, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 21, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 3, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2024-49922 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.15 | 6.6.158 |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-49922 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Thursday, October 8, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.