CVE-2024-49898

drm/amd/display: Check null-initialized variables

CVE-2024-49898 is fixed in 26 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49898, released October 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0024
14th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null-initialized variables [WHAT & HOW] drr_timing and subvp_pipe are initialized to null and they are not always assigned new values. It is necessary to check for null before dereferencing. This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-64kb · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-coco · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-coco_debug · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-default · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-docs · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5 · sles 15.6 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 · sles 15.6 1-150600.13.3.5 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-rt_debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-source · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-source-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-source-coco · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-source-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-syms · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-syms-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-syms-coco · sles 15.6 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1 Dec 19, 2024
kernel-syms-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1 Nov 13, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Dec 13, 2024
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.123-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49898 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.11.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49898 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.11.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49898 Oct 21, 2024

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