CVE-2021-46941

usb: dwc3: core: Do core softreset when switch mode

published February 27, 2024

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

usb: dwc3: core: Do core softreset when switch mode

According to the programming guide, to switch mode for DRD controller,

the driver needs to do the following.

To switch from device to host:

1. Reset controller with GCTL.CoreSoftReset

2. Set GCTL.PrtCapDir(host mode)

3. Reset the host with USBCMD.HCRESET

4. Then follow up with the initializing host registers sequence

To switch from host to device:

1. Reset controller with GCTL.CoreSoftReset

2. Set GCTL.PrtCapDir(device mode)

3. Reset the device with DCTL.CSftRst

4. Then follow up with the initializing registers sequence

Currently we're missing step 1) to do GCTL.CoreSoftReset and step 3) of

switching from host to device. John Stult reported a lockup issue seen

with HiKey960 platform without these steps[1]. Similar issue is observed

with Ferry's testing platform[2].

So, apply the required steps along with some fixes to Yu Chen's and John

Stultz's version. The main fixes to their versions are the missing wait

for clocks synchronization before clearing GCTL.CoreSoftReset and only

apply DCTL.CSftRst when switching from host to device.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/[email protected]/

[2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/[email protected]/

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00225 · 12.4th percentile
Published
2024-02-27T18:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 FEB 18:40Z
    usb: dwc3: core: Do core softreset when switch mode
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