# CVE-2024-46809: drm/amd/display: Check BIOS images before it is used

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-09-27 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check BIOS images before it is used BIOS images may fail to load and null checks are added before they are used. This fixes 6 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.

## What to do

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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/4fcd903a5d9e897420d7d8b3ca55c6e5dbb47379
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5cb98554c4c6265b494d040c1c62f1db2fa28a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef7301e674438913134539e77dd887960949f20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50bec62acaeec03afc6fa5dfb2426e52d049cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e46b70a7cfed71cb84e985c785c39c16df5c28cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b0ddf19cca2a352b2a7e01d99d3ba949a99c84c

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