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CVE-2021-46980
published 2024-02-28

CVE-2021-46980: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: Retrieve all the PDOs instead of just the first 4 commit 4dbc6a4ef06d…

PriorityP430high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.23%
14.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: ucsi: Retrieve all the PDOs instead of just the first 4 commit 4dbc6a4ef06d ("usb: typec: ucsi: save power data objects in PD mode") introduced retrieval of the PDOs when connected to a PD-capable source. But only the first 4 PDOs are received since that is the maximum number that can be fetched at a time given the MESSAGE_IN length limitation (16 bytes). However, as per the PD spec a connected source may advertise up to a maximum of 7 PDOs. If such a source is connected it's possible the PPM could have negotiated a power contract with one of the PDOs at index greater than 4, and would be reflected in the request data object's (RDO) object position field. This would result in an out-of-bounds access when the rdo_index() is used to index into the src_pdos array in ucsi_psy_get_voltage_now(). With the help of the UBSAN -fsanitize=array-bounds checker enabled this exact issue is revealed when connecting to a PD source adapter that advertise 5 PDOs and the PPM enters a contract having selected the 5th one. [ 151.545106][ T70] Unexpected kernel BRK exception at EL1 [ 151.545112][ T70] Internal error: BRK handler: f2005512 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ... [ 151.545499][ T70] pc : ucsi_psy_get_prop+0x208/0x20c [ 151.545507][ T70] lr : power_supply_show_property+0xc0/0x328 ... [ 151.545542][ T70] Call trace: [ 151.545544][ T70] ucsi_psy_get_prop+0x208/0x20c [ 151.545546][ T70] power_supply_uevent+0x1a4/0x2f0 [ 151.545550][ T70] dev_uevent+0x200/0x384 [ 151.545555][ T70] kobject_uevent_env+0x1d4/0x7e8 [ 151.545557][ T70] power_supply_changed_work+0x174/0x31c [ 151.545562][ T70] process_one_work+0x244/0x6f0 [ 151.545564][ T70] worker_thread+0x3e0/0xa64 We can resolve this by instead retrieving and storing up to the maximum of 7 PDOs in the con->src_pdos array. This would involve two calls to the GET_PDOS command.

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 5.10.38-1 (bookworm)linux 5.10.38-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 4dbc6a4ef06d6a79ff91be6fc2e90f8660031ce0 < e5366bea0277425e1868ba20eeb27c879d5a6e2de5366bea0277425e1868ba20eeb27c879d5a6e2d
linuxlinux>= 4dbc6a4ef06d6a79ff91be6fc2e90f8660031ce0 < a453bfd7ef15fd9d524004d3ca7b05353a302911a453bfd7ef15fd9d524004d3ca7b05353a302911
linuxlinux>= 4dbc6a4ef06d6a79ff91be6fc2e90f8660031ce0 < 5e9c6f58b01e6fdfbc740390c01f542a35c97e575e9c6f58b01e6fdfbc740390c01f542a35c97e57
linuxlinux>= 4dbc6a4ef06d6a79ff91be6fc2e90f8660031ce0 < 1f4642b72be79757f050924a9b9673b6a02034bc1f4642b72be79757f050924a9b9673b6a02034bc
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.38-15.10.38-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.38-15.10.38-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.38-15.10.38-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.38-15.10.38-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.11.225.11.22
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.12 < 5.12.55.12.5
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.8 < 5.10.385.10.38

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv7.1HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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