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CVE-2024-53083: usb: typec: qcom-pmic: init value of hdr_len/txbuf_len earlier

• 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: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-908

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: qcom-pmic: init value of hdr_len/txbuf_len earlier If the read of USB_PDPHY_RX_ACKNOWLEDGE_REG failed, then hdr_len and txbuf_len are uninitialized. This commit stops to print uninitialized value and misleading/false data.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.5 before 6.6.61; from 6.7 before 6.11.8; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3, 6.12-rc4, 6.12-rc5, 6.12-rc6 — fixed in 6.11.8, 6.6.61

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.8, 6.6.61. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/029778a4fd2c90c2e76a902b797c2348a722f1b8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35925e2b7b404cad3db857434d3312b892b55432
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74d8cee747b37cd9f5ca631f678e66e7f40f2b5f

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