{"cve":"CVE-2024-49905","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-21T18:15:13.033","modified":"2026-06-17T08:00:42.450","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Add null check for 'afb' in amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update (v2)\n\nThis commit adds a null check for the 'afb' variable in the\namdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update function. Previously, 'afb' was\nassumed to be null, but was used later in the code without a null check.\nThis could potentially lead to a null pointer dereference.\n\nChanges since v1:\n- Moved the null check for 'afb' to the line where 'afb' is used. (Alex)\n\nFixes the below:\ndrivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c:1298 amdgpu_dm_plane_handle_cursor_update() error: we previously assumed 'afb' could be null (see line 1252)","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75839e2365b666ff4e1b9047e442cab138eac4f6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9132882eaae4d21d2fc5843b3308379a481ebdf0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd0e24e5e608ccb9fdda300bb974496d6d8cf57d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd9e9e0852d501f169aa3bb34e4b413d2eb48c37","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4e26cbe34d7c1c1db5fb7b3101573c29866439f"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-49905","score":0.00238,"percentile":0.14881,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}