CVEvulnerability

CVE-2025-38404

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2025-07-25 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2025-07-25
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-667

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: displayport: Fix potential deadlock The deadlock can occur due to a recursive lock acquisition of `cros_typec_altmode_data::mutex`. The call chain is as follows: 1. cros_typec_altmode_work() acquires the mutex 2. typec_altmode_vdm() -> dp_altmode_vdm() -> 3. typec_altmode_exit() -> cros_typec_altmode_exit() 4. cros_typec_altmode_exit() attempts to acquire the mutex again To prevent this, defer the `typec_altmode_exit()` call by scheduling it rather than calling it directly from within the mutex-protected context.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel 6.1.143 • linux linux kernel 6.6.96 • linux linux kernel 6.12.36 • linux linux kernel 6.15.5 • linux linux kernel 6.16 • debian debian linux 11.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-667 Improper Locking weakness

References