CVE-2024-49912: drm/amd/display: Handle null 'stream_status' in 'planes_changed_for_existing_stream'

unknownCVE-2024-49912

CSIRTS triage

vendor: AMD product: Linux kernel DRM/display driver Memory corruption

What: A null pointer dereference in the DRM AMD display driver when stream_status is null in planes_changed_for_existing_stream.
Who is affected: Systems running affected Linux kernel versions with AMD display hardware.
Urgency: Unknown severity; no immediate exploitation details.
Action: Apply kernel patch or update to a fixed kernel version once available.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-08-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49912

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-499120.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 15% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2024-49912	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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