CVE-2024-49972
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Memory deallocation failure in the AMD display driver DML module handling can cause a denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Systems with affected AMD display hardware using vulnerable kernel versions.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; memory management issue affects system stability on specific hardware configurations.
- Action
- Apply kernel security updates addressing CVE-2024-49972.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2024-49972: drm/amd/display: Deallocate DML memory if allocation failsmsrc · 2026-08-06
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