drm/amd/display: Check null-initialized variables
[WHAT & HOW]
drr_timing and subvp_pipe are initialized to null and they are not
always assigned new values. It is necessary to check for null before
dereferencing.
This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
  Debian DLA | 
                DLA-4076-1 | linux-6.1 security update | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7170-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7276-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7277-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7301-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7303-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7303-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7303-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7304-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7311-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7384-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7384-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7385-1 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7386-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7403-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7468-1 | Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities | 
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000
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         Linux linux Kernel  | 
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | 
        
        Linux
         Linux linux Kernel  | 
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000
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        ssvc
         
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        threat_severity
         
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        cvssV3_1
         
 
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Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null-initialized variables [WHAT & HOW] drr_timing and subvp_pipe are initialized to null and they are not always assigned new values. It is necessary to check for null before dereferencing. This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity. | |
| Title | drm/amd/display: Check null-initialized variables | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T20:41:45.246Z
Reserved: 2024-10-21T12:17:06.026Z
Link: CVE-2024-49898
Updated: 2024-10-22T13:43:20.800Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-10-21T18:15:12.190
Modified: 2025-11-03T21:16:35.673
Link: CVE-2024-49898
                        OpenCVE Enrichment
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 Debian DLA
 Ubuntu USN