Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-49907drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using dc->clk_mgr

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using dc->clk_mgr [WHY & HOW] dc->clk_mgr is null checked previously in the same function, indicating it might be null. Passing "dc" to "dc->hwss.apply_idle_power_optimizations", which dereferences null "dc->clk_mgr". (The function pointer resolves to "dcn35_apply_idle_power_optimizations".) This fixes 1 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.115-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49907
Debian:13linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49907
Debian:14linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-127.137UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-54.56UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1073.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1023.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1078.87UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1025.30UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1078.87.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1072.80UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1024.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1070.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1056.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1006.8UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-57.59~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1071.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1070.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-127.137UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-54.56.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1068.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1022.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1022.25.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1032.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1010.10USN-7170-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1071.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1020.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-53.55.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1039.43UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49907

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before 8d54001f8dccd56146973f23f3ab2ba037a212514562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before a545a9403e04c6e17fdc04a26a61d9feebbba1064562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before a2773e0a4b79e7a6463abdffaf8cc4f24428ba184562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before 9641bc4adf8446034e490ed543ae7e9833cfbdf54562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before 3f7e533c10db3d0158709a99e2129ff63add6bcd4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before 5ba3fbf75b243b2863a8be9e7c393e003d3b88f34562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before 95d9e0803e51d5a24276b7643b244c7477daf463
Linux Linux 4.15

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