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CVE-2025-37967: usb: typec: ucsi: displayport: Fix deadlock

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: typec: ucsi: displayport: Fix deadlock

This patch introduces the ucsi_con_mutex_lock / ucsi_con_mutex_unlock
functions to the UCSI driver. ucsi_con_mutex_lock ensures the connector
mutex is only locked if a connection is established and the partner pointer
is valid. This resolves a deadlock scenario where
ucsi_displayport_remove_partner holds con->mutex waiting for
dp_altmode_work to complete while dp_altmode_work attempts to acquire it.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-37967

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.55% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37967
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61fc1a8e1e10cc784cab5829930838aaf1d37af5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/364618c89d4c57c85e5fc51a2446cd939bf57802

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