What is CVE-2024-49897?

CVE-2024-49897 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.10.14 and others. CVE-2024-49897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49897?

CVE-2024-49897 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-49897?

Yes, CVE-2024-49897 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.10.14 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-49897 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-49897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-49897

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check phantom_stream before it is used dcn32_enable_phantom_stream can return null, so returned value must be checked before used. This fixes 1 NULL_RETURNS issue reported by Coverity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-49897 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.120 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.64 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.14 6.10.x ✓ 6.11.3 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1decf695ce08e23d9ded6ce83d121b2282ce9899

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3718a619a8c0a53152e76bb6769b6c414e1e83f4

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba1219e299ab5462b5cb374c2fa2a67af0ea190

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d247af7c5dbf143ad6be8179bb1550e76d6af57e
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db1d7e1794fed62ee16d6a72a85997bb069e2e27

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-49897

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49897?

CVE-2024-49897 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.10.14 and others. CVE-2024-49897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49897?

CVE-2024-49897 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-49897?

Yes. CVE-2024-49897 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.10.14 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-49897 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-49897 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.