GHSA-XQ4P-6J59-JFV4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-17 15:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: create sysfs nodes as driver's default device attribute group

The DisplayPort driver's sysfs nodes may be present to the userspace before typec_altmode_set_drvdata() completes in dp_altmode_probe. This means that a sysfs read can trigger a NULL pointer error by deferencing dp->hpd in hpd_show or dp->lock in pin_assignment_show, as dev_get_drvdata() returns NULL in those cases.

Remove manual sysfs node creation in favor of adding attribute group as default for devices bound to the driver. The ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS() macro is not used here otherwise the path to the sysfs nodes is no longer compliant with the ABI.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-35790"
  ],
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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-17T13:15:58Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: altmodes/displayport: create sysfs nodes as driver\u0027s default device attribute group\n\nThe DisplayPort driver\u0027s sysfs nodes may be present to the userspace before\ntypec_altmode_set_drvdata() completes in dp_altmode_probe. This means that\na sysfs read can trigger a NULL pointer error by deferencing dp-\u003ehpd in\nhpd_show or dp-\u003elock in pin_assignment_show, as dev_get_drvdata() returns\nNULL in those cases.\n\nRemove manual sysfs node creation in favor of adding attribute group as\ndefault for devices bound to the driver. The ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS() macro is\nnot used here otherwise the path to the sysfs nodes is no longer compliant\nwith the ABI.",
  "id": "GHSA-xq4p-6j59-jfv4",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:31:05Z",
  "published": "2024-05-17T15:31:08Z",
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