In rkvdec_probe, rkvdec->watchdog_work is bound with rkvdec_watchdog_func. Then rkvdec_vp9_run may be called to start the work. If we remove the module which will call rkvdec_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 rkvdec_remove. CPU0 CPU1 |rkvdec_watchdog_func rkvdec_remove | rkvdec_v4l2_cleanup| v4l2_m2m_release | kfree(m2m_dev); | | | v4l2_m2m_get_curr_priv | m2m_dev->curr_ctx //use Fixes: cd33c830448b ("media: rkvdec: Add the rkvdec driver") Signed-off-by: Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@xxxxxxx> --- v2: - use cancel_delayed_work_sync instead of cancel_delayed_work suggested Hans Verkuil --- drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c b/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c index 7bab7586918c..82806f198074 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c +++ b/drivers/staging/media/rkvdec/rkvdec.c @@ -1066,6 +1066,8 @@ static int rkvdec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev) { struct rkvdec_dev *rkvdec = platform_get_drvdata(pdev); + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rkvdec->watchdog_work); + rkvdec_v4l2_cleanup(rkvdec); pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev); pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev); -- 2.25.1