---
id: CVE-2024-49890
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amd/pm: ensure the fw_info is not null before using it

  This resolves the dereference null return value warning
  reported by Coverity.
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amd/pm: ensure the fw_info is not null before using it

  This resolves the dereference null return value warning
  reported by Coverity.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - linux_kernel < 5.10.227
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.55'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.14'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.3'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.11.3
published: '2024-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:18:59.900'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49890'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/016bf0294b401246471c6710c6bf9251616228b6'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186fb12e7a7b038c2710ceb2fb74068f1b5d55a4'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29f388945770bd0a6c82711436b2bc98b0dfac92'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8adf4408d482faa51b2c14e60bfd9946ec1911a4'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9550d8d6f19fac7623f044ae8d9503825b325497'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b511474f49588cdca355ebfce54e7eddbf7b75a5'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd5f4ac1a986f0e7e9fa019201b5890554f87bcf'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0025
epssPercentile: 0.16453
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.752Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-10-22T13:44:27.910484Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/pm: ensure the fw_info is not null before using it

This resolves the dereference null return value warning
reported by Coverity.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel < 5.10.227`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.55`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.14`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.11.3`