vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2023-52877: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 05/21/2024 | 07/03/2024 | 01/28/2025 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: typec: tcpm: Fix NULL pointer dereference in tcpm_pd_svdm()
It is possible that typec_register_partner() returns ERR_PTR on failure.
When port->partner is an error, a NULL pointer dereference may occur as
shown below.
[91222.095236][ T319] typec port0: failed to register partner (-17)
...
[91225.061491][ T319] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
at virtual address 000000000000039f
[91225.274642][ T319] pc : tcpm_pd_data_request+0x310/0x13fc
[91225.274646][ T319] lr : tcpm_pd_data_request+0x298/0x13fc
[91225.308067][ T319] Call trace:
[91225.308070][ T319] tcpm_pd_data_request+0x310/0x13fc
[91225.308073][ T319] tcpm_pd_rx_handler+0x100/0x9e8
[91225.355900][ T319] kthread_worker_fn+0x178/0x58c
[91225.355902][ T319] kthread+0x150/0x200
[91225.355905][ T319] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30
Add a check for port->partner to avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer.
Solution(s)
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