[PATCH v1] usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: do not index invalid pin_assignments
From: RD Babiera
Date: Wed Jun 18 2025 - 18:50:05 EST
A poorly implemented DisplayPort Alt Mode port partner can indicate
that its pin assignment capabilities are greater than the maximum
value, DP_PIN_ASSIGN_F. In this case, calls to pin_assignment_show
will cause a BRK exception due to an out of bounds array access.
Prevent for loop in pin_assignment_show from accessing
invalid values in pin_assignments by adding DP_PIN_ASSIGN_MAX
value in typec_dp.h and using i < DP_PIN_ASSIGN_MAX as a loop
condition.
Fixes: 0e3bb7d6894d ("usb: typec: Add driver for DisplayPort alternate mode")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: RD Babiera <rdbabiera@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c | 2 +-
include/linux/usb/typec_dp.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c b/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c
index b09b58d7311d..773786129dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/altmodes/displayport.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static ssize_t pin_assignment_show(struct device *dev,
assignments = get_current_pin_assignments(dp);
- for (i = 0; assignments; assignments >>= 1, i++) {
+ for (i = 0; assignments && i < DP_PIN_ASSIGN_MAX; assignments >>= 1, i++) {
if (assignments & 1) {
if (i == cur)
len += sprintf(buf + len, "[%s] ",
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/typec_dp.h b/include/linux/usb/typec_dp.h
index f2da264d9c14..acb0ad03bdac 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/typec_dp.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/typec_dp.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ enum {
DP_PIN_ASSIGN_D,
DP_PIN_ASSIGN_E,
DP_PIN_ASSIGN_F, /* Not supported after v1.0b */
+ DP_PIN_ASSIGN_MAX,
};
/* DisplayPort alt mode specific commands */
base-commit: e04c78d86a9699d136910cfc0bdcf01087e3267e
--
2.50.0.rc2.701.gf1e915cc24-goog