PT-2024-33765 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2024-06-27 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2024-49923

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: A null pointer dereference issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The function dcn20 validate apply pipe split flags dereferences a pointer called merge, which cannot be null. To avoid a null dereference, a valid pointer is passed to this function. This fix resolves 2 FORWARD NULL issues reported by Coverity.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2025-12647

AZL-51117

AZL-51201

BDU:2025-16124

CVE-2024-49923

ECHO-5769-ADD7-608D

OESA-2024-2533

OESA-2024-2534

OESA-2024-2536

OESA-2024-2537

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3983-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3985-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_4314-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_4316-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1

SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1

SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1

SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1

SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1

SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1

USN-7170-1

USN-7276-1

USN-7277-1

USN-7301-1

USN-7303-1

USN-7303-2

USN-7303-3

USN-7304-1

USN-7311-1

USN-7384-1

USN-7384-2

USN-7385-1

USN-7386-1

USN-7403-1

USN-7468-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2570

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/49xxx/CVE-2024-49923.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56627 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49963 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56647 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50244 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49914 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53191 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41014 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56684 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47747 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50178 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56573 · Vendor Advisory