CVE-2021-46941

/// Technical description

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 ma

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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