Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2025· Updated Nov 3, 2025
usb: typec: displayport: Fix potential deadlock
CVE-2025-38404
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 products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.1.143
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/099cf1fbb8afc3771f408109f62bdec66f85160emitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/63cff9f57e86b2dc25d7487ca0118df89a665296mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/749d9076735fb497aae60fbea9fff563f9ea3254mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/76cf1f33e7319fe74c94ac92f9814094ee8cc84bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be0d1ea71f52595499da39cea484a895e8ed042mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/80c25d7916a44715338d4f8924c8e52af50d0b9fmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c782f98eef14197affa8a7b91e6981420f109ea9mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb08fca56f1f39e4038cb9bac9864464b13b00aamitre
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