CVE-2026-98759 PUBLISHED

usb: typec: tipd: fix uninitialized typec_partner_desc in cd321x_update_work()

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 25.09.2026 Published: 18.10.2026 Updated: 18.10.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: typec: tipd: fix uninitialized typec_partner_desc in cd321x_update_work()

cd321x_update_work() passes a stack-allocated typec_partner_desc to typec_register_partner() after initializing only usb_pd, accessory and identity.

typec_register_partner() copies attach and deattach from the descriptor into the partner. With those fields left unset, garbage function pointers may be stored and later invoked from typec_partner_link_device() when a USB device is linked to the port. Uninitialized pd_revision and usb_capability similarly leak stack data through partner sysfs.

Zero-initialize the descriptor so optional callbacks remain NULL and the remaining fields are zero.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 82432bbfb9e83b7e81d04660fe129b99a29b2ac2 to 75dc6cb377efd2f4428b7f76d3a590a0bbc10399 (excl.)
  • affected from 82432bbfb9e83b7e81d04660fe129b99a29b2ac2 to 5414144e202a32437e3eb436cd3f5f00d79ad86e (excl.)
  • affected from 82432bbfb9e83b7e81d04660fe129b99a29b2ac2 to 88c7e458af53ff781a3f1051708395892b325576 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 6.18 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 6.18 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.56 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2.10 to 7.2.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.3-rc6 to * (incl.)

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