CVE-2024-53201: drm/amd/display: Fix null check for pipe_ctx->plane_state in dcn20_program_pipe

mediumCVSS 5.5CVE-2024-53201

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Linux product: Linux Memory corruption

What: AMD GPU display driver (dcn20) lacks null pointer check for pipe_ctx->plane_state in dcn20_program_pipe(), leading to null dereference.
Who is affected: Systems using AMD Radeon graphics with DCN 2.0 display hardware.
Urgency: Moderately urgent; null pointer dereference causes kernel crash with CVSS 5.5 under certain display configurations.
Action: Apply the kernel patch that adds null pointer validation for pipe_ctx->plane_state in dcn20_program_pipe().

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 5.5
Published: 2026-08-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53201

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-2024-532010.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2024-53201	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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