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.
| Product | Vendor | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | Versions earlier than Charlotte-AL00A 9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8), Versions earlier than Emily-AL00A 9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8), Versions earlier than NEO-AL00D NEO-AL00 9.1.0.321(C786E320R1P1T8) |
| Linux | Linux | <= 2.0.12 |