In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Pass non-null to dcn20_validate_apply_pipe_split_flags [WHAT & HOW] "dcn20_validate_apply_pipe_split_flags" dereferences merge, and thus it cannot be a null pointer. Let's pass a valid pointer to avoid null dereference. This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.
CVE-2024-49923
CVSS base score
5.5 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-476
Last modified
October 30, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
linux linux kernel
References
- git.kernel.org
- git.kernel.org
- git.kernel.org Patch
- git.kernel.org Patch
- git.kernel.org Patch