CVE-2024-45015: drm/msm/dpu: move dpu_encoder's connector assignment to atomic_enable()

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dpu: move dpu_encoder's connector assignment to atomic_enable() For cases where the crtc's connectors_changed was set without enable/active getting toggled , there is an atomic_enable() call followed by an atomic_disable() but without an atomic_mode_set(). This results in a NULL ptr access for the dpu_encoder_get_drm_fmt() call in the atomic_enable() as the dpu_encoder's connector was cleared in the atomic_disable() but not re-assigned as there was no atomic_mode_set() call. Fix the NULL ptr access by moving the assignment for atomic_enable() and also use drm_atomic_get_new_connector_for_encoder() to get the connector from the atomic_state. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/606729/

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 4.19 before 6.6.48; from 6.7 before 6.10.7; 6.11-rc1, 6.11-rc2, 6.11-rc3, 6.11-rc4 — fixed in 6.10.7, 6.6.48

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.10.7, 6.6.48. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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