Published Oct 21, 2024Sources checked Oct 24, 2026
5.5MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2024-49990 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2024-49990?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/xe/hdcp: Check GSC structure validity
Sometimes xe_gsc is not initialized when checked at HDCP capability check. Add gsc structure check to avoid null pointer error.