What is CVE-2024-49915?

CVE-2024-49915 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-2024-49915 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49915?

CVE-2024-49915 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-2024-49915?

Yes, CVE-2024-49915 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-2024-49915 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-49915 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-2024-49915

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add NULL check for clk_mgr in dcn32_init_hw This commit addresses a potential null pointer dereference issue in the `dcn32_init_hw` function. The issue could occur when `dc->clk_mgr` is null. The fix adds a check to ensure `dc->clk_mgr` is not null before accessing its functions. This prevents a potential null pointer dereference. Reported by smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/hwss/dcn32/dcn32_hwseq.c:961 dcn32_init_hw() error: we previously assumed 'dc->clk_mgr' could be null (see line 782)

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-2024-49915 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/7d1854c86d02cea8f8a0c0ca05f4ab14292baf3d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c395fd47d1565bd67671f45cca281b3acc2c31ef

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0454b3cb0584a6bf275aeb49be61a760fd546a2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d94d9cbd9fec7344d230c4f7b781826f7799c60
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec1be3c527b4a5fc85bcc1b0be7cec08bf60c796

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-49915

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-2024-49915?

CVE-2024-49915 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-2024-49915 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49915?

CVE-2024-49915 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-2024-49915?

Yes. CVE-2024-49915 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-2024-49915 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-49915 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.