Re: [PATCH v2] usb: typec: tipd: fix uninitialized typec_partner_desc on stack

["Pandey, Radhey Shyam" <radheys@amd.com>]

On 8/12/2026 2:58 PM, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 11:16:58PM +0530, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
>> tps6598x_connect() and cd321x_update_work() pass a stack-allocated
>> typec_partner_desc to typec_register_partner() after initializing only
>> usb_pd, accessory and identity.
>>
>> typec_register_partner() copies attach and deattach from the descriptor
>> into the partner. With those fields left unset, garbage function pointers
>> may be stored and later invoked from typec_partner_link_device() when a USB
>> device is linked to the port. Uninitialized pd_revision and usb_capability
>> similarly leak stack data through partner sysfs.
>>
>> Zero-initialize the descriptor so optional callbacks remain NULL and the
>> remaining fields are zero.
>>
>> Assisted-by: claude-mythos-preview-high
>> Fixes: 82432bbfb9e8 ("usb: typec: tipd: Handle mode transitions for CD321x")
>> Fixes: 0a4c005bd171 ("usb: typec: driver for TI TPS6598x USB Power Delivery controllers")
>> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Radhey Shyam Pandey <radhey.shyam.pandey@amd.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
> 

Thanks for the review. To simplify stable backporting, I split the
patch and posted it as v3. Since the patch was split, I did not carry
over the Reviewed-by tag in v3. Please have a look at it.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260812161454.149606-1-radhey.shyam.pandey@amd.com

>> ---
>> Changes for v2:
>> - Add  Assisted-by tag.
>> - Remove explicit indentity=NULL
>>
>> AI code scanning identified this issue; the possible call graph is shown below.
>>
>>    USB-C plug event (IRQ)
>>      tps6598x_interrupt()
>>        tps6598x_handle_plug_event()
>>          tps6598x_connect()
>>            struct typec_partner_desc desc;     /* bug: attach/deattach unset */
>>            desc.usb_pd / .accessory / .identity = ...
>>            typec_register_partner(port, &desc)   /* class.c */
>>              partner->attach   = desc->attach;   /* copy stack garbage */
>>              partner->deattach = desc->deattach;
>>              [if port->usb2_dev || port->usb3_dev already set]
>>                typec_partner_link_device(partner, dev)
>>                  if (partner->attach)
>>                    partner->attach(partner, dev)  /* indirect call via bad ptr */
>> ---
>>   drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c | 6 ++----
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
>> index 522f56742aa9..d99a55063e34 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
>> @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static void tps6598x_set_data_role(struct tps6598x *tps,
>>   
>>   static int tps6598x_connect(struct tps6598x *tps, u32 status)
>>   {
>> -	struct typec_partner_desc desc;
>> +	struct typec_partner_desc desc = { };
>>   	enum typec_pwr_opmode mode;
>>   	int ret;
>>   
>> @@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ static int tps6598x_connect(struct tps6598x *tps, u32 status)
>>   
>>   	desc.usb_pd = mode == TYPEC_PWR_MODE_PD;
>>   	desc.accessory = TYPEC_ACCESSORY_NONE; /* XXX: handle accessories */
>> -	desc.identity = NULL;
>>   
>>   	if (desc.usb_pd) {
>>   		ret = tps6598x_read_partner_identity(tps);
>> @@ -841,11 +840,10 @@ static void cd321x_update_work(struct work_struct *work)
>>   
>>   	/* Set up partner if we were previously disconnected (or changed). */
>>   	if (!tps->partner) {
>> -		struct typec_partner_desc desc;
>> +		struct typec_partner_desc desc = { };
>>   
>>   		desc.usb_pd = is_pd;
>>   		desc.accessory = TYPEC_ACCESSORY_NONE; /* XXX: handle accessories */
>> -		desc.identity = NULL;
>>   
>>   		if (desc.usb_pd)
>>   			desc.identity = &st.partner_identity;
>>
>> base-commit: ea2bff00da89d7767d677bb68470130ba96f4928
>> -- 
>> 2.44.4
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