# CVE-2024-43902: drm/amd/display: Add null checker before passing variables

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-26 · Updated: 2026-06-01

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add null checker before passing variables Checks null pointer before passing variables to functions. This fixes 3 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.

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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/ea000e4b4ee5363997715531cb3d024b4e5d561c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0b8b23b9c2ebec693a36fea518d8f13493ad655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c7f509ef087041604e9572938f82e18b724c9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cc2a94d96caeb3c975acdae7351c2f997c32175
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1686675405d07f35eae7ff3d13a530034b899df2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8092aa3ab8f7b737a34b71f91492c676a843043a

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