usb: typec: ucsi: Fix null pointer dereference in trace
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: Fix null pointer dereference in trace ucsi_register_altmode checks IS_ERR for the alt pointer and treats NULL as valid. When CONFIG_TYPEC_DP_ALTMODE is not enabled, ucsi_register_displayport returns NULL which causes a NULL pointer dereference in trace. Rather than return NULL, call typec_port_register_altmode to register DisplayPort alternate mode as a non-controllable mode when CONFIG_TYPEC_DP_ALTMODE is not enabled.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: Fix null pointer dereference in trace ucsi_register_altmode checks IS_ERR for the alt pointer and treats NULL as valid. When CONFIG_TYPEC_DP_ALTMODE is not enabled, ucsi_register_displayport returns NULL which causes a NULL pointer dereference in trace. Rather than return NULL, call typec_port_register_altmode to register DisplayPort alternate mode as a non-controllable mode when CONFIG_TYPEC_DP_ALTMODE is not enabled.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aa56313b0de06ce1911950b2cc0c269614a87a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b9f2d9301ae67070fe77a0c06758722fd7172b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e64cabe81c303bdf6fd26b6a09a3289b33bc870
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8095bf0579ed4906a33f7bec675bfb29b6b16a3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99331fe68a8eaa4097143a33fb0c12d5e5e8e830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99516f76db48e1a9d54cdfed63c1babcee4e71a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4243c05d7e3db0bdbf9124e6fa59b4ca7c807ae
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/46xxx/CVE-2024-46719.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46719