In renesas_usb3_probe, role_work is bound with renesas_usb3_role_work.
renesas_usb3_start will be called to start the work.
If we remove the driver which will call usbhs_remove, there may be
an unfinished work. The possible sequence is as follows:
Fix it by canceling the work before cleanup in the renesas_usb3_remove.
Note that removing a driver is a root-only operation, and should never
happen.
CPU0 CPU1
renesas_usb3_role_work
renesas_usb3_remove
usb_role_switch_unregister
device_unregister
kfree(sw)
free usb3->role_sw
usb_role_switch_set_role
//use usb3->role_sw
This bug was found by static analysis.
Fixes: 39facfa01c9f ("usb: gadget: udc: renesas_usb3: Add register of usb role switch")
Signed-off-by: Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v8:
- replace | with spaces to make line up suggested by Greg KH
v7:
- add more details about how the bug was found suggested by Shuah
v6:
- beautify the format and add note suggested by Greg KH
v5:
- fix typo
v4:
- add Reviewed-by label and resubmit v4 suggested by Greg KH
v3:
- modify the commit message to make it clearer suggested by Yoshihiro Shimoda
v2:
- fix typo, use clearer commit message and only cancel the UAF-related work suggested by Yoshihiro Shimoda
---
drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c
index bee6bceafc4f..a301af66bd91 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c
@@ -2661,6 +2661,7 @@ static int renesas_usb3_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
debugfs_remove_recursive(usb3->dentry);
device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_role);
+ cancel_work_sync(&usb3->role_work);
usb_role_switch_unregister(usb3->role_sw);
usb_del_gadget_udc(&usb3->gadget);
--
2.25.1
