# CVE-2024-49893: drm/amd/display: Check stream\_status before it is used

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · 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 stream_status before it is used [WHAT & HOW] dc_state_get_stream_status can return null, and therefore null must be checked before stream_status is used. This fixes 1 NULL_RETURNS issue reported by Coverity.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4914c8bfee1843fae046a12970b6f178e6642659
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58a8ee96f84d2c21abb85ad8c22d2bbdf59bd7a9

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