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If `head_pipe` is null, the function returns NULL to prevent a\npotential null pointer dereference.\n\nReported by smatch:\ndrivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/resource/dcn201/dcn201_resource.c:1016 dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer() error: we previously assumed 'head_pipe' could be null (see line 1010)","publishedAt":"2024-10-21T18:01:45.769Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-30T12:19:37.211Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c","status":"affected","lessThan":"d11ae22a8beee9771d933c1e5c95e217edcdbd38","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c","status":"affected","lessThan":"16ce8fd94da8599bb6f0496895d392a69aead1c0","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c","status":"affected","lessThan":"390d757621f5f35d11a63ed7d9d3262ead240064","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c","status":"affected","lessThan":"8a1b1655a490a492a5a6987254c935ecce4eb9de","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c","status":"affected","lessThan":"f22f4754aaa47d8c59f166ba3042182859e5dff7","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dcn201/dcn201_resource.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"4.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"4.15","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.191","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.79","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.10.14","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.11.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.11.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dcn201/dcn201_resource.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d11ae22a8beee9771d933c1e5c95e217edcdbd38","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ce8fd94da8599bb6f0496895d392a69aead1c0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390d757621f5f35d11a63ed7d9d3262ead240064","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1b1655a490a492a5a6987254c935ecce4eb9de","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f22f4754aaa47d8c59f166ba3042182859e5dff7"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-30T12:36:04.432Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2024/49xxx/CVE-2024-49919.json","commit":"db8103c5921aac81d5d90efcf3745980dafabf49","baselineCommit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2024-49919","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2024-10-21T18:01:45.769Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-30T12:19:37.211Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2024-10-21T12:17:06.034Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"drm/amd/display: Add null check for head_pipe in dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Add null check for head_pipe in dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer\n\nThis commit addresses a potential null pointer dereference issue in the\n`dcn201_acquire_free_pipe_for_layer` function. 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