{"id":"CVE-2024-49892","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Initialize get_bytes_per_element's default to 1\n\nVariables, used as denominators and maybe not assigned to other values,\nshould not be 0","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Initialize get_bytes_per_element's default to 1\n\nVariables, used as denominators and maybe not assigned to other values,\nshould not be 0. bytes_per_ele…","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-369"],"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":"2026-10-15T01:19:00.113","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49892","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f9f8186e239222f1c8d3dd73bf3bc6ae86c5e76","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3334ab72cbba55a632f24579cd47c4a4e5e69cda","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4067f4fa0423a89fb19a30b57231b384d77d2610","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0abb39c16e719129de10596b3ae3363fa178b4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a23d6029e730f8a151b1a34afb169baac1274583","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc00d211da4ffad5314a2043b50bdc8ff8a33724","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7630935d9a4986e8c0ed91658a781b7a77d73f7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f921335123f6620c3dce5c96fbb95f18524a021c","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":0.00257,"epssPercentile":0.16259,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.752Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-10-22T13:44:09.911849Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-49892","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Initialize get_bytes_per_element's default to 1\n\nVariables, used as denominators and maybe not assigned to other values,\nshould not be 0. bytes_per_element_y & bytes_per_element_c are\ninitialized by get_bytes_per_element() which should never return 0.\n\nThis fixes 10 DIVIDE_BY_ZERO issues reported by Coverity.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.10.227`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.55`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.14`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.11.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}