CVE-2024-45015: Linux kernel · drm/msm/dpu: move dpu_encoder's connector assignment to atomic_enable()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1 +20
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
Affected software
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkeoppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gkeop?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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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/
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-45015 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45015 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/aedf02e46eb549dac8db4821a6b9f0c6bf6e3990 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb61718bcbe309279205d1cc275a6435611dc77 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bacf814b6a61cc683c68465f175ebd938f09c52 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aedf02e46eb549dac8db4821a6b9f0c6bf6e3990 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7155-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7156-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7196-1 (opens in a new tab)