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CVE-2021-47210: usb: typec: tipd: Remove WARN_ON in tps6598x_block_read

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-10 · updated 2026-08-11
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: tipd: Remove WARN_ON in tps6598x_block_read Calling tps6598x_block_read with a higher than allowed len can be handled by just returning an error. There's no need to crash systems with panic-on-warn enabled.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 4.19.218; from 4.20 before 5.4.162; from 5.5 before 5.10.82; from 5.11 before 5.15.5 — fixed in 4.19.218, 5.10.82, 5.15.5, 5.4.162

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.218, 5.10.82, 5.15.5, 5.4.162. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a897d384513ba7f7ef05611338b9a6ec6aeac00
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c71811c963b6c310a29455d521d31a7ea6c5b5e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30dcfcda8992dc42f18e7d35b6a1fa72372d382d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7a0a63f3fed57d413bb857de164ea9c3984bc4e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eff8b7628410cb2eb562ca0d5d1f12e27063733e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a897d384513ba7f7ef05611338b9a6ec6aeac00
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c71811c963b6c310a29455d521d31a7ea6c5b5e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30dcfcda8992dc42f18e7d35b6a1fa72372d382d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7a0a63f3fed57d413bb857de164ea9c3984bc4e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eff8b7628410cb2eb562ca0d5d1f12e27063733e

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