# CVE-2024-27044: drm/amd/display: Fix potential NULL pointer dereferences in 'dcn10\_set\_output\_transfer\_func()'

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix potential NULL pointer dereferences in 'dcn10_set_output_transfer_func()' The 'stream' pointer is used in dcn10_set_output_transfer_func() before the check if 'stream' is NULL. Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/hwss/dcn10/dcn10_hwseq.c:1892 dcn10_set_output_transfer_func() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'stream' (see line 1875)

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e019d87e02f1e539ae48b99187f253847744ca7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330caa061af53ea6d287d7c43d0703714e510e08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac7c7a3a9ab57aba0fe78ecb922d2b20e16efeb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29fde8895b2fcc33f44aea28c644ce2d9b62f9e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d9fe7787af01188dc470a649bdbb842d6511fd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14613d52bc7fc180df6d2c65ba65fc921fc1dda7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7874ab3105ca4657102fee1cc14b0af70883c484
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ccfe80d022df7c595f1925afb31de2232900656

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