5.5

CVE-2024-49890: linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49890DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49890
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-49890 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 15.2% 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 39 · Related 37
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. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/pm: ensure the fw_info is not null before using it This resolves the dereference null return value warning reported by Coverity.

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 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
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

Ubuntu135 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-54.56
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1023.25
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, < 29f388945770bd0a6c82711436b2bc98b0dfac92 | ≥ 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, < 9550d8d6f19fac7623f044ae8d9503825b325497 | ≥ 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, < fd5f4ac1a986f0e7e9fa019201b5890554f87bcf | ≥ 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, < b511474f49588cdca355ebfce54e7eddbf7b75a5 | ≥ 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, < 8adf4408d482faa51b2c14e60bfd9946ec1911a4 | ≥ 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, < 016bf0294b401246471c6710c6bf9251616228b6 | ≥ 3bace359149391c6547cefe3bf729f365bcf3ef6, < 186fb12e7a7b038c2710ceb2fb74068f1b5d55a4 | 4.5
  • linux_kernel< 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 · 138 products

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