---
id: CVE-2024-26948
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amd/display: Add a dc_state NULL check in dc_state_release

  [How]
  Check wheather state is NULL before releasing it.
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  drm/amd/display: Add a dc_state NULL check in dc_state_release

  [How]
  Check wheather state is NULL before releasing it.
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 >= 4.15, < 6.8.3'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.8.3
published: '2024-05-01'
updated: '2026-10-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-03T11:17:29.810'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26948'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3218df42ff3b187f055edb8a38498b316bae0ecd'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334b56cea5d9df5989be6cf1a5898114fa70ad98'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d37a08f840485995e3fb91dad95e441b9d28a269'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334b56cea5d9df5989be6cf1a5898114fa70ad98'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d37a08f840485995e3fb91dad95e441b9d28a269'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-09-10T15:45:42.687315Z'
epss: 0.00198
epssPercentile: 0.08667
ingestedAt: '2026-10-03T11:43:42.099Z'
---

## Overview

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

drm/amd/display: Add a dc_state NULL check in dc_state_release

[How]
Check wheather state is NULL before releasing it.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 6.8.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.8.3`