In r592_probe, dev->detect_timer was bound with r592_detect_timer. In r592_irq function, the timer function will be invoked by mod_timer. If we remove the module which will call hantro_release 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 r592_remove. CPU0 CPU1 |r592_detect_timer r592_remove | memstick_free_host| put_device; | kfree(host); | | | queue_work | &host->media_checker //use Signed-off-by: Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/memstick/host/r592.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c b/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c index 1d35d147552d..2bfa7eaae80a 100644 --- a/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c +++ b/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c @@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static void r592_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev) /* Stop the processing thread. That ensures that we won't take any more requests */ kthread_stop(dev->io_thread); - +del_timer_sync(&dev->detect_timer); r592_enable_device(dev, false); while (!error && dev->req) { -- 2.25.1