5.5

CVE-2024-50049: linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50049DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50049
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50049 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.9% 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
0.22%
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 36 · Related 34
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/amd/display: Check null pointer before dereferencing se [WHAT & HOW] se is null checked previously in the same function, indicating it might be null; therefore, it must be checked when used again. This fixes 1 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

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 | < 6.8.0-56.58
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1025.27
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 93c2340bdc24b6067a7621e71d4aacac1f85b5f2, < f4149eec960110ffd5bcb161075dd9f1d7773075 | ≥ 93c2340bdc24b6067a7621e71d4aacac1f85b5f2, < c643ef59390e49f1dfab35e8ea65f5db5e527d64 | ≥ 93c2340bdc24b6067a7621e71d4aacac1f85b5f2, < 97a79933fb08a002ba9400d1a7a5df707ecdb896 | ≥ 93c2340bdc24b6067a7621e71d4aacac1f85b5f2, < 65b2d49e55fe13ae56da3a7685bdccadca31134a | ≥ 93c2340bdc24b6067a7621e71d4aacac1f85b5f2, < a9b4fd1946678fa0e069e442f3c5a7d3fa446fac | ≥ 93c2340bdc24b6067a7621e71d4aacac1f85b5f2, < ff599ef6970ee000fa5bc38d02fa5ff5f3fc7575 | 5.5
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.227 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.168 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.113 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.57 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.115-1 | < 6.11.4-1

3 vendors · 138 products

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