CVE-2024-45015

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Sep 11, 2024 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-45015 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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/

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 4.19, < 6.6.48	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bacf814b6a61cc683c68465f175ebd938f09c52 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb61718bcbe309279205d1cc275a6435611dc77 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/aedf02e46eb549dac8db4821a6b9f0c6bf6e3990

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45015?

CVE-2024-45015 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-45015?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-45015?

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