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CVE-2024-57914

usb: typec: tcpci: fix NULL pointer issue on shared irq case

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: tcpci: fix NULL pointer issue on shared irq case The tcpci_irq() may meet below NULL pointer dereference issue: [ 2.641851] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010
[ 2.641951] status 0x1, 0x37f
[ 2.650659] Mem abort info:
[ 2.656490] ESR = 0x0000000096000004
[ 2.660230] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 2.665532] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 2.668579] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 2.671715] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[ 2.676584] Data abort info:
[ 2.679459] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
[ 2.684936] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
[ 2.689980] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[ 2.695284] [0000000000000010] user address but active_mm is swapper
[ 2.701632] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 2.707883] Modules linked in:
[ 2.710936] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 87 Comm: irq/111-2-0051 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-06316-g7f63786ad3d1-dirty #4
[ 2.720570] Hardware name: NXP i.MX93 11X11 EVK board (DT)
[ 2.726040] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 2.732989] pc : tcpci_irq+0x38/0x318
[ 2.736647] lr : _tcpci_irq+0x14/0x20
[ 2.740295] sp : ffff80008324bd30
[ 2.743597] x29: ffff80008324bd70 x28: ffff800080107894 x27: ffff800082198f70
[ 2.750721] x26: ffff0000050e6680 x25: ffff000004d172ac x24: ffff0000050f0000
[ 2.757845] x23: ffff000004d17200 x22: 0000000000000001 x21: ffff0000050f0000
[ 2.764969] x20: ffff000004d17200 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000001
[ 2.772093] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff80008183d8a0 x15: ffff00007fbab040
[ 2.779217] x14: ffff00007fb918c0 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 000000000000017a
[ 2.786341] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000a90 x9 : ffff80008324bd00
[ 2.793465] x8 : ffff0000050f0af0 x7 : ffff00007fbaa840 x6 : 0000000000000031
[ 2.800589] x5 : 000000000000017a x4 : 0000000000000002 x3 : 0000000000000002
[ 2.807713] x2 : ffff80008324bd3a x1 : 0000000000000010 x0 : 0000000000000000
[ 2.814838] Call trace:
[ 2.817273] tcpci_irq+0x38/0x318
[ 2.820583] _tcpci_irq+0x14/0x20
[ 2.823885] irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xa8
[ 2.827456] irq_thread+0x16c/0x2f4
[ 2.830940] kthread+0x110/0x114
[ 2.834164] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 2.837738] Code: f9426420 f9001fe0 d2800000 52800201 (f9400a60) This may happen on shared irq case. Such as two Type-C ports share one
irq. After the first port finished tcpci_register_port(), it may trigger
interrupt. However, if the interrupt comes by chance the 2nd port finishes
devm_request_threaded_irq(), the 2nd port interrupt handler will run at
first. Then the above issue happens due to tcpci is still a NULL pointer
in tcpci_irq() when dereference to regmap. devm_request_threaded_irq() <-- port1 irq comes disable_irq(client->irq); tcpci_register_port() This will restore the logic to the state before commit (77e85107a771 "usb:
typec: tcpci: support edge irq"). However, moving tcpci_register_port() earlier creates a problem when use
edge irq because tcpci_init() will be called before
devm_request_threaded_irq(). The tcpci_init() writes the ALERT_MASK to
the hardware to tell it to start generating interrupts but we're not ready
to deal with them yet, then the ALERT events may be missed and ALERT line
will not recover to high level forever. To avoid the issue, this will also
set ALERT_MASK register after devm_request_threaded_irq() return.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: tcpci: fix NULL pointer issue on shared irq case The tcpci_irq() may meet below NULL pointer dereference issue: [ 2.641851] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010 [ 2.641951] status 0x1, 0x37f [ 2.650659] Mem abort info: [ 2.656490] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 2.660230] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 2.665532] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 2.668579] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 2.671715] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 2.676584] Data abort info: [ 2.679459] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 2.684936] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 2.689980] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 2.695284] [0000000000000010] user address but active_mm is swapper [ 2.701632] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 2.707883] Modules linked in: [ 2.710936] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 87 Comm: irq/111-2-0051 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-06316-g7f63786ad3d1-dirty #4 [ 2.720570] Hardware name: NXP i.MX93 11X11 EVK board (DT) [ 2.726040] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 2.732989] pc : tcpci_irq+0x38/0x318 [ 2.736647] lr : _tcpci_irq+0x14/0x20 [ 2.740295] sp : ffff80008324bd30 [ 2.743597] x29: ffff80008324bd70 x28: ffff800080107894 x27: ffff800082198f70 [ 2.750721] x26: ffff0000050e6680 x25: ffff000004d172ac x24: ffff0000050f0000 [ 2.757845] x23: ffff000004d17200 x22: 0000000000000001 x21: ffff0000050f0000 [ 2.764969] x20: ffff000004d17200 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000001 [ 2.772093] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff80008183d8a0 x15: ffff00007fbab040 [ 2.779217] x14: ffff00007fb918c0 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 000000000000017a [ 2.786341] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000a90 x9 : ffff80008324bd00 [ 2.793465] x8 : ffff0000050f0af0 x7 : ffff00007fbaa840 x6 : 0000000000000031 [ 2.800589] x5 : 000000000000017a x4 : 0000000000000002 x3 : 0000000000000002 [ 2.807713] x2 : ffff80008324bd3a x1 : 0000000000000010 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 2.814838] Call trace: [ 2.817273] tcpci_irq+0x38/0x318 [ 2.820583] _tcpci_irq+0x14/0x20 [ 2.823885] irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xa8 [ 2.827456] irq_thread+0x16c/0x2f4 [ 2.830940] kthread+0x110/0x114 [ 2.834164] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 2.837738] Code: f9426420 f9001fe0 d2800000 52800201 (f9400a60) This may happen on shared irq case. Such as two Type-C ports share one irq. After the first port finished tcpci_register_port(), it may trigger interrupt. However, if the interrupt comes by chance the 2nd port finishes devm_request_threaded_irq(), the 2nd port interrupt handler will run at first. Then the above issue happens due to tcpci is still a NULL pointer in tcpci_irq() when dereference to regmap. devm_request_threaded_irq() <-- port1 irq comes disable_irq(client->irq); tcpci_register_port() This will restore the logic to the state before commit (77e85107a771 "usb: typec: tcpci: support edge irq"). However, moving tcpci_register_port() earlier creates a problem when use edge irq because tcpci_init() will be called before devm_request_threaded_irq(). The tcpci_init() writes the ALERT_MASK to the hardware to tell it to start generating interrupts but we're not ready to deal with them yet, then the ALERT events may be missed and ALERT line will not recover to high level forever. To avoid the issue, this will also set ALERT_MASK register after devm_request_threaded_irq() return.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-01-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-01-19 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-20 CVE Updated
  • 2025-01-20 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.12 < 6.12.10
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Linux
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>= 6.12 < 6.13
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