# CVE-2024-49918: drm/amd/display: Add null check for head\_pipe in dcn32\_acquire\_idle\_pipe\_for\_head\_pipe\_in\_layer

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.10.14, 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 6.6.160; 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/display: Add null check for head_pipe in dcn32_acquire_idle_pipe_for_head_pipe_in_layer This commit addresses a potential null pointer dereference issue in the `dcn32_acquire_idle_pipe_for_head_pipe_in_layer` function. The issue could occur when `head_pipe` is null. The fix adds a check to ensure `head_pipe` is not null before asserting it. If `head_pipe` is null, the function returns NULL to prevent a potential null pointer dereference. Reported by smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/resource/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c:2690 dcn32_acquire_idle_pipe_for_head_pipe_in_layer() error: we previously assumed 'head_pipe' could be null (see line 2681)

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/360eebfdd0ac5acd45a5fb888c2caecf19093b3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/180280f3c4621d699d903773bb84bf7f0bc6a891
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f47292f488fa7041284dca1f1244116c18721f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96d4c2ee18d732a248d053aae8c4a27cb1d68d1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac2140449184a26eac99585b7f69814bd3ba8f2d

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