The timer function was set in mtk_jpeg_probe with mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work function. And the worker is started in mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run. There are two functions (mtk_jpeg_enc_irq and mtk_jpeg_dec_irq) which may cancel the worker. They are used as IRQ handler function which is saved as function pointer in a variable. In mtk_jpeg_probe, they are registered by devm_request_irq: ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, jpeg_irq, jpeg->variant->irq_handler, 0, pdev->name, jpeg); if (ret) { dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to request jpeg_irq %d (%d)\n", jpeg_irq, ret); return ret; } However, if we remove the module without triggering the irq, the worker will never be removed. As for the schedule, mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run and mtk_jpeg_enc_device_run will start the worker. The schedule invoking is quite complicated. As far as I know, the invoking chain is as follows: v4l2_m2m_init->v4l2_m2m_device_run_work->v4l2_m2m_try_run the v4l2_m2m_device_run_work function is also a worker which is set in v4l2_m2m_init and started in v4l2_m2m_schedule_next_job. Before calling remove function, the mtk_jpeg_release was invoked to release the related resource. v4l2_m2m_cancel_job will cancel the job by calling m2m_dev->m2m_ops->job_abort(m2m_ctx->priv). But this will only cancel the current queue by list_del(&m2m_dev->curr_ctx->queue); I think this can not cancel the posted task mentioned before. So I think if mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work is working on, and using jpeg->m2m_dev after freeing it in mtk_jpeg_remove, it will cause a UAF bug. static int mtk_jpeg_release(struct file *file) { struct mtk_jpeg_dev *jpeg = video_drvdata(file); struct mtk_jpeg_ctx *ctx = mtk_jpeg_fh_to_ctx(file->private_data); mutex_lock(&jpeg->lock); v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&ctx->ctrl_hdl); [1] v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(ctx->fh.m2m_ctx); v4l2_fh_del(&ctx->fh); v4l2_fh_exit(&ctx->fh); kfree(ctx); mutex_unlock(&jpeg->lock); return 0; } void v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx) { /* wait until the current context is dequeued from job_queue */ [2] v4l2_m2m_cancel_job(m2m_ctx); vb2_queue_release(&m2m_ctx->cap_q_ctx.q); vb2_queue_release(&m2m_ctx->out_q_ctx.q); kfree(m2m_ctx); } Note that all of this is static analysis, which may be false positive. Feel free to tell me if there is something I've missed. Regard, Zheng Irui Wang (王瑞) <Irui.Wang@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 于2023年3月7日周二 18:23写道: > > Dear Angelo and Zheng, > > Thanks for your patch and comments. > > Dear Kyrie, > > Please help to check this, thanks. > > Best Regards > > On Tue, 2023-03-07 at 10:49 +0100, AngeloGioacchino Del Regno wrote: > > Il 07/03/23 10:27, Zheng Hacker ha scritto: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is there anyone who can help with this? I can provide more details > > > like invoking chain if needed. > > > > > > > Providing more details is always good. Please do. > > > > Meanwhile, adding Irui Wang to the loop: he's doing mtk-jpeg. > > > > Regards, > > Angelo > > > > > Thanks, > > > Zheng > > > > > > Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@xxxxxxx> 于2023年3月6日周一 14:28写道: > > > > > > > > In mtk_jpeg_probe, &jpeg->job_timeout_work is bound with > > > > mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work. Then mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run > > > > and mtk_jpeg_enc_device_run may be called to start the > > > > work. > > > > If we remove the module which will call mtk_jpeg_remove > > > > to make cleanup, there may be a unfinished work. The > > > > possible sequence is as follows, which will cause a > > > > typical UAF bug. > > > > > > > > Fix it by canceling the work before cleanup in the > > > > mtk_jpeg_remove > > > > > > > > CPU0 CPU1 > > > > > > > > |mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work > > > > mtk_jpeg_remove | > > > > v4l2_m2m_release | > > > > kfree(m2m_dev); | > > > > | > > > > | v4l2_m2m_get_curr_priv > > > > | m2m_dev->curr_ctx //use > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@xxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > > > drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c | 2 +- > > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c > > > > b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c > > > > index 969516a940ba..364513e7897e 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c > > > > +++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/jpeg/mtk_jpeg_core.c > > > > @@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ static int mtk_jpeg_probe(struct > > > > platform_device *pdev) > > > > static int mtk_jpeg_remove(struct platform_device *pdev) > > > > { > > > > struct mtk_jpeg_dev *jpeg = platform_get_drvdata(pdev); > > > > - > > > > + cancel_delayed_work(&jpeg->job_timeout_work); > > > > pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev); > > > > video_unregister_device(jpeg->vdev); > > > > v4l2_m2m_release(jpeg->m2m_dev); > > > > -- > > > > 2.25.1 > > > > > > > > > >