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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-98760",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-09-25T10:25:14.368Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-18T15:47:50.759Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-21T12:56:34.390Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: typec: tipd: fix uninitialized typec_partner_desc in tps6598x_connect()\n\ntps6598x_connect() passes a stack-allocated typec_partner_desc to\ntypec_register_partner() after initializing only usb_pd, accessory and\nidentity.\n\ntypec_register_partner() copies attach and deattach from the descriptor\ninto the partner. With those fields left unset, garbage function pointers\nmay be stored and later invoked from typec_partner_link_device() when a USB\ndevice is linked to the port. Uninitialized pd_revision and usb_capability\nsimilarly leak stack data through partner sysfs.\n\nZero-initialize the descriptor so optional callbacks remain NULL and the\nremaining fields are zero."
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                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a39d53f70e637ff3970046c32106a0e64fca62cd"
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            "title": "usb: typec: tipd: fix uninitialized typec_partner_desc in tps6598x_connect()",
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