5.5

CVE-2024-49879: linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49879DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49879
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-49879 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 48 · Related 46
DLA-4008-1DLA-4075-1MGASA-2024-0344MGASA-2024-0345OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: omapdrm: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue As it may return NULL pointer and cause NULL pointer dereference. Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu133 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-208.228 | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-54.56
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1140.150 | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1023.25
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < c17a4f52fa3c3dac2dd6a3c38f2de7342d97d74c | ≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < 2bda89735199683b03f55b807bd1e31a3857520b | ≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < e60b0d3b5aa2e8d934deca9e11215af84e632bc9 | ≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < f37a1d9e5e22d5489309c3cd2db476dcdcc6530c | ≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < b57b53e8ffcdfda87d954fc4187426a54fe75a3d | ≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < 0d71916694aceb207fefecf62dfa811ec1108bbd | ≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < 334de68eda2b99892ba869c15cb59bc956fd9f42 | ≥ 2f95bc6d324a93b2411bcc5defe4d4414c45f325, < e794b7b9b92977365c693760a259f8eef940c536 | 4.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.11, < 5.10.227 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.168 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.113 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.55 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.14 | ≥ 6.11, < 6.11.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.115-1 | < 6.11.4-1

3 vendors · 136 products

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