Severe Thinkpad USB-C firmware and driver flaw patch update

couchslug writes: Potential hardware damage alert:
https://www.cnet.com/news/is-y...

"As reported by Notebookcheck and later posted to a Lenovo support page, the USB-C firmware issue affects more than a dozen ThinkPad laptops including the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen to 7th Gen), X1 Yoga (2nd Gen to 4th Gen), and P-series ThinkPads. It turns out that a firmware update issued in August 2019 corrupted the software controlling the port. "

Anyone with more information on this expensive problem please post. It's already taken out many system boards. The problem affects enough models that class action suit may be appropriate because failures due to the defect have occurred outside the warranty window.

https://www.reddit.com/r/think...
"Edit: From what u/ibmthink and others commented, it looks like the situation is even worse: the "critical firmware update" is only a mitigation for the hardware failure — keeping the machine going until the warranty expires..."