# CVE-2024-50049: drm/amd/display: Check null pointer before dereferencing se

- 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: 5.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointer before dereferencing se [WHAT & HOW] se is null checked previously in the same function, indicating it might be null; therefore, it must be checked when used again. This fixes 1 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.

## What to do

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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/f4149eec960110ffd5bcb161075dd9f1d7773075
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c643ef59390e49f1dfab35e8ea65f5db5e527d64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a79933fb08a002ba9400d1a7a5df707ecdb896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b2d49e55fe13ae56da3a7685bdccadca31134a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b4fd1946678fa0e069e442f3c5a7d3fa446fac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff599ef6970ee000fa5bc38d02fa5ff5f3fc7575

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