How severe is CVE-2024-49942?

CVE-2024-49942 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-49942 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (14th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-49942?

CVE-2024-49942 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49942?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2024-49942 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-49942 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-43623.

When was CVE-2024-49942 published?

CVE-2024-49942 was published on 2024-10-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-49942

CVE-2024-49942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-476.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (14th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-43623
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2024-10-21
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Prevent null pointer access in xe_migrate_copy xe_migrate_copy designed to copy content of TTM resources. When source resource is null, it will trigger a NULL pointer dereference in xe_migrate_copy. To avoid this situation, update lacks source flag to true for this case, the flag will trigger xe_migrate_clear rather than xe_migrate_copy. Issue trace: <7> [317.089847] xe 0000:00:02.0: [drm:xe_migrate_copy [xe]] Pass 14, sizes: 4194304 & 4194304 <7> [317.089945] xe 0000:00:02.0: [drm:xe_migrate_copy [xe]] Pass 15, sizes: 4194304 & 4194304 <1> [317.128055] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 <1> [317.128064] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode <1> [317.128066] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page <6> [317.128069] PGD 0 P4D 0 <4> [317.128071] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI <4> [317.128074] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1440 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G U N 6.11.0-rc7-xe #1 <4> [317.128078] Tainted: [U]=USER, [N]=TEST <4> [317.128080] Hardware name: Intel Corporation Lunar Lake Client Platform/LNL-M LP5 RVP1, BIOS LNLMFWI1.R00.3221.D80.2407291239 07/29/2024 <4> [317.128082] RIP: 0010:xe_migrate_copy+0x66/0x13e0 [xe] <4> [317.128158] Code: 00 00 48 89 8d e0 fe ff ff 48 8b 40 10 4c 89 85 c8 fe ff ff 44 88 8d bd fe ff ff 65 48 8b 3c 25 28 00 00 00 48 89 7d d0 31 ff <8b> 79 10 48 89 85 a0 fe ff ff 48 8b 00 48 89 b5 d8 fe ff ff 83 ff <4> [317.128162] RSP: 0018:ffffc9000167f9f0 EFLAGS: 00010246 <4> [317.128164] RAX: ffff8881120d8028 RBX: ffff88814d070428 RCX: 0000000000000000 <4> [317.128166] RDX: ffff88813cb99c00 RSI: 0000000004000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 <4> [317.128168] RBP: ffffc9000167fbb8 R08: ffff88814e7b1f08 R09: 0000000000000001 <4> [317.128170] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff88814e7b1f08 <4> [317.128172] R13: ffff88814e7b1f08 R14: ffff88813cb99c00 R15: 0000000000000001 <4> [317.128174] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88846f280000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 <4> [317.128176] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 <4> [317.128178] CR2: 0000000000000010 CR3: 000000011f676004 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 <4> [317.128180] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 <4> [317.128182] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff07f0 DR7: 0000000000000400 <4> [317.128184] PKRU: 55555554 <4> [317.128185] Call Trace: <4> [317.128187] <TASK> <4> [317.128189] ? show_regs+0x67/0x70 <4> [317.128194] ? __die_body+0x20/0x70 <4> [317.128196] ? __die+0x2b/0x40 <4> [317.128198] ? page_fault_oops+0x15f/0x4e0 <4> [317.128203] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x3fb/0x970 <4> [317.128205] ? lock_acquire+0xc7/0x2e0 <4> [317.128209] ? exc_page_fault+0x87/0x2b0 <4> [317.128212] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30 <4> [317.128216] ? xe_migrate_copy+0x66/0x13e0 [xe] <4> [317.128263] ? __lock_acquire+0xb9d/0x26f0 <4> [317.128265] ? __lock_acquire+0xb9d/0x26f0 <4> [317.128267] ? sg_free_append_table+0x20/0x80 <4> [317.128271] ? lock_acquire+0xc7/0x2e0 <4> [317.128273] ? mark_held_locks+0x4d/0x80 <4> [317.128275] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x1e/0xd0 <4> [317.128278] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x31/0x60 <4> [317.128281] ? __pm_runtime_resume+0x60/0xa0 <4> [317.128284] xe_bo_move+0x682/0xc50 [xe] <4> [317.128315] ? lock_is_held_type+0xaa/0x120 <4> [317.128318] ttm_bo_handle_move_mem+0xe5/0x1a0 [ttm] <4> [317.128324] ttm_bo_validate+0xd1/0x1a0 [ttm] <4> [317.128328] shrink_test_run_device+0x721/0xc10 [xe] <4> [317.128360] ? find_held_lock+0x31/0x90 <4> [317.128363] ? lock_release+0xd1/0x2a0 <4> [317.128365] ? __pfx_kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x10/0x10 [kunit] <4> [317.128370] xe_bo_shrink_kunit+0x11/0x20 [xe] <4> [317.128397] kunit_try_run_case+0x6e/0x150 [kunit] <4> [317.128400] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x1e/0xd0 <4> [317.128402] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x31/0x60 <4> [317.128404] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x1e/0x40 [ku ---truncated---

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49942?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Prevent null pointer access in xe_migrate_copy xe_migrate_copy designed to copy content of TTM resources. When source resource is null, it will trigger a NULL pointer dereference in xe_migrate_copy. To avoid this situation, update lacks source flag to true for this case, the flag will trigger xe_migrate_clear rather than xe_migrate_copy. Issue trace: <7> [317.089847] xe 0000:00:02.0: [drm:xe_migrate_copy [xe]] Pass 14, sizes: 4194304 & 4194304 <7> [317.089945] xe 0000:00:02.0: [drm:xe_migrate_copy [xe]] Pass 15, sizes: 4194304 & 4194304 <1> [317.128055] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 <1> [317.128064] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode <1> [317.128066] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page <6> [317.128069] PGD 0 P4D 0 <4> [317.128071] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI <4> [317.128074] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1440 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G U N 6.11.0-rc7-xe #1 <4> [317.128078] Tainted: [U]=USER, [N]=TEST <4> [317.128080] Hardware name: Intel Corporation Lunar Lake Client Platform/LNL-M LP5 RVP1, BIOS LNLMFWI1.R00.3221.D80.2407291239 07/29/2024 <4> [317.128082] RIP: 0010:xe_migrate_copy+0x66/0x13e0 [xe] <4> [317.128158] Code: 00 00 48 89 8d e0 fe ff ff 48 8b 40 10 4c 89 85 c8 fe ff ff 44 88 8d bd fe ff ff 65 48 8b 3c 25 28 00 00 00 48 89 7d d0 31 ff <8b> 79 10 48 89 85 a0 fe ff ff 48 8b 00 48 89 b5 d8 fe ff ff 83 ff <4> [317.128162] RSP: 0018:ffffc9000167f9f0 EFLAGS: 00010246 <4> [317.128164] RAX: ffff8881120d8028 RBX: ffff88814d070428 RCX: 0000000000000000 <4> [317.128166] RDX: ffff88813cb99c00 RSI: 0000000004000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 <4> [317.128168] RBP: ffffc9000167fbb8 R08: ffff88814e7b1f08 R09: 0000000000000001 <4> [317.128170] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff88814e7b1f08 <4> [317.128172] R13: ffff88814e7b1f08 R14: ffff88813cb99c00 R15: 0000000000000001 <4> [317.128174] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88846f280000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 <4> [317.128176] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 <4> [317.128178] CR2: 0000000000000010 CR3: 000000011f676004 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 <4> [317.128180] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 <4> [317.128182] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff07f0 DR7: 0000000000000400 <4> [317.128184] PKRU: 55555554 <4> [317.128185] Call Trace: <4> [317.128187] <TASK> <4> [317.128189] ? show_regs+0x67/0x70 <4> [317.128194] ? __die_body+0x20/0x70 <4> [317.128196] ? __die+0x2b/0x40 <4> [317.128198] ? page_fault_oops+0x15f/0x4e0 <4> [317.128203] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x3fb/0x970 <4> [317.128205] ? lock_acquire+0xc7/0x2e0 <4> [317.128209] ? exc_page_fault+0x87/0x2b0 <4> [317.128212] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30 <4> [317.128216] ? xe_migrate_copy+0x66/0x13e0 [xe] <4> [317.128263] ? __lock_acquire+0xb9d/0x26f0 <4> [317.128265] ? __lock_acquire+0xb9d/0x26f0 <4> [317.128267] ? sg_free_append_table+0x20/0x80 <4> [317.128271] ? lock_acquire+0xc7/0x2e0 <4> [317.128273] ? mark_held_locks+0x4d/0x80 <4> [317.128275] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x1e/0xd0 <4> [317.128278] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x31/0x60 <4> [317.128281] ? __pm_runtime_resume+0x60/0xa0 <4> [317.128284] xe_bo_move+0x682/0xc50 [xe] <4> [317.128315] ? lock_is_held_type+0xaa/0x120 <4> [317.128318] ttm_bo_handle_move_mem+0xe5/0x1a0 [ttm] <4> [317.128324] ttm_bo_validate+0xd1/0x1a0 [ttm] <4> [317.128328] shrink_test_run_device+0x721/0xc10 [xe] <4> [317.128360] ? find_held_lock+0x31/0x90 <4> [317.128363] ? lock_release+0xd1/0x2a0 <4> [317.128365] ? __pfx_kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x10/0x10 [kunit] <4> [317.128370] xe_bo_shrink_kunit+0x11/0x20 [xe] <4> [317.128397] kunit_try_run_case+0x6e/0x150 [kunit] <4> [317.128400] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x1e/0xd0 <4> [317.128402] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x31/0x60 <4> [317.128404] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x1e/0x40 [ku ---truncated---
How severe is CVE-2024-49942?: CVE-2024-49942 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-49942 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (14th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-49942?: CVE-2024-49942 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49942?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-49942 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-49942 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-43623.
When was CVE-2024-49942 published?: CVE-2024-49942 was published on 2024-10-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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