# CVE-2024-57914: usb: typec: tcpci: fix NULL pointer issue on shared irq case > A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's Type-C TCPCI driver can cause a system crash when handling shared interrupts. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 19 Jan 2025 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-57914, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57914, GHSA-6wcr-rvpr-597h, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57914 ## What is CVE-2024-57914? CVE-2024-57914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: tcpci: fix NULL pointer issue on shared irq case The tcpci_irq() may meet below NULL pointer dereference issue: [ 2.641851] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010 [ 2.641951] status 0x1, 0x37f [ 2.650659] Mem abort info: [ 2.656490] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 2.660230] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 2.665532] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 2.668579] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 2.671715] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 2.676584] Data abort info: [ 2.679459] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 2.684936] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 2.689980] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 2.695284] [0000000000000010] user address but active_mm is swapper [ 2.701632] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 2.707883] Modules linked in: [ 2.710936] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 87 Comm: irq/111-2-0051 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-06316-g7f63786ad3d1-dirty #4 [ 2.720570] Hardware name: NXP i.MX93 11X11 EVK board (DT) [ 2.726040] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 2.732989] pc : tcpci_irq+0x38/0x318 [ 2.736647] lr : _tcpci_irq+0x14/0x20 [ 2.740295] sp : ffff80008324bd30 [ 2.743597] x29: ffff80008324bd70 x28: ffff800080107894 x27: ffff800082198f70 [ 2.750721] x26: ffff0000050e6680 x25: ffff000004d172ac x24: ffff0000050f0000 [ 2.757845] x23: ffff000004d17200 x22: 0000000000000001 x21: ffff0000050f0000 [ 2.764969] x20: ffff000004d17200 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000001 [ 2.772093] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff80008183d8a0 x15: ffff00007fbab040 [ 2.779217] x14: ffff00007fb918c0 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 000000000000017a [ 2.786341] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000a90 x9 : ffff80008324bd00 [ 2.793465] x8 : ffff0000050f0af0 x7 : ffff00007fbaa840 x6 : 0000000000000031 [ 2.800589] x5 : 000000000000017a x4 : 0000000000000002 x3 : 0000000000000002 [ 2.807713] x2 : ffff80008324bd3a x1 : 0000000000000010 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 2.814838] Call trace: [ 2.817273] tcpci_irq+0x38/0x318 [ 2.820583] _tcpci_irq+0x14/0x20 [ 2.823885] irq_thread_fn+0x2c/0xa8 [ 2.827456] irq_thread+0x16c/0x2f4 [ 2.830940] kthread+0x110/0x114 [ 2.834164] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 2.837738] Code: f9426420 f9001fe0 d2800000 52800201 (f9400a60) This may happen on shared irq case. Such as two Type-C ports share one irq. After the first port finished tcpci_register_port(), it may trigger interrupt. However, if the interrupt comes by chance the 2nd port finishes devm_request_threaded_irq(), the 2nd port interrupt handler will run at first. Then the above issue happens due to tcpci is still a NULL pointer in tcpci_irq() when dereference to regmap. devm_request_threaded_irq() <-- port1 irq comes disable_irq(client->irq); tcpci_register_port() This will restore the logic to the state before commit (77e85107a771 "usb: typec: tcpci: support edge irq"). However, moving tcpci_register_port() earlier creates a problem when use edge irq because tcpci_init() will be called before devm_request_threaded_irq(). The tcpci_init() writes the ALERT_MASK to the hardware to tell it to start generating interrupts but we're not ready to deal with them yet, then the ALERT events may be missed and ALERT line will not recover to high level forever. To avoid the issue, this will also set ALERT_MASK register after devm_request_threaded_irq() return. Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57914? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-57914? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-57914 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57914 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-57914 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-57914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57914 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57914/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57914/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57914 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57914 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-57914 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57914/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.