CVE-2024-49906: linux NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49906DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49906
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-49906 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 23 · Related 25OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1USN-7170-1USN-7449-1USN-7449-2USN-7450-1USN-7451-1USN-7452-1USN-7453-1USN-7468-1USN-7523-1USN-7524-1USN-7276-1USN-7277-1
Timeline
- 21-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointer before try to access it [why & how] Change the order of the pipe_ctx->plane_state check to ensure that plane_state is not null before accessing it.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.8Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.24%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu134 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-58.60
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1027.29
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < ebef6616219ff04abdeb39450625f85419787ee3 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 2002ccb93004e76a471b180560accb2c1f850f35 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 1b686053c06ffb9f4524b288110cf2a831ff7a25 | 4.15
- linux_kernel< 6.11.3
Debian1 product
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.11.4-1
3 vendors · 137 products
