In hantro_probe, vpu->watchdog_work is bound with hantro_watchdog. Then hantro_end_prepare_run may be called to start the work. If we close the file or remove the module which will call hantro_release and hantro_remove to make cleanup, there may be an unfinished work. The possible sequence is as follows, which will cause a typical UAF bug. The same thing will happen in hantro_release, and use ctx after freeing it. Fix it by canceling the work before cleanup in hantro_release. CPU0 CPU1 |hantro_watchdog hantro_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> --- v3: - use cancel_delayed_work_sync instead of cancel_delayed_work and add it to hantro_release suggested by Hans Verkuil v2: - move the cancel-work-related code to hantro_remove suggested by Hans Verkuil --- drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_drv.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_drv.c b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_drv.c index b0aeedae7b65..86a4c0fa8c7d 100644 --- a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_drv.c +++ b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/hantro_drv.c @@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ static int hantro_release(struct file *filp) struct hantro_ctx *ctx = container_of(filp->private_data, struct hantro_ctx, fh); + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ctx->dev->watchdog_work); /* * No need for extra locking because this was the last reference * to this file. @@ -1099,6 +1100,7 @@ static int hantro_remove(struct platform_device *pdev) v4l2_info(&vpu->v4l2_dev, "Removing %s\n", pdev->name); + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vpu->watchdog_work); media_device_unregister(&vpu->mdev); hantro_remove_dec_func(vpu); hantro_remove_enc_func(vpu); -- 2.25.1