# CVE-2024-26948: drm/amd/display: Add a dc\_state NULL check in dc\_state\_release

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.158, 6.8.3
- Published: 2024-05-01 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.15.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.8.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add a dc_state NULL check in dc_state_release [How] Check wheather state is NULL before releasing it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.158, 6.8.3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76fce0ebf9c770fdf259d167eadf5f05a9bd96b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3218df42ff3b187f055edb8a38498b316bae0ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d37a08f840485995e3fb91dad95e441b9d28a269
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334b56cea5d9df5989be6cf1a5898114fa70ad98

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