In brcm80211 driver,it starts with the following invoking chain to start init a timeout worker: ->brcmf_usb_probe ->brcmf_usb_probe_cb ->brcmf_attach ->brcmf_bus_started ->brcmf_cfg80211_attach ->wl_init_priv ->brcmf_init_escan ->INIT_WORK(&cfg->escan_timeout_work, brcmf_cfg80211_escan_timeout_worker); If we disconnect the USB by hotplug, it will call brcmf_usb_disconnect to make cleanup. The invoking chain is : brcmf_usb_disconnect ->brcmf_usb_disconnect_cb ->brcmf_detach ->brcmf_cfg80211_detach ->kfree(cfg); While the timeout woker may still be running. This will cause a use-after-free bug on cfg in brcmf_cfg80211_escan_timeout_worker. Fix it by deleting the timer and canceling the worker in brcmf_cfg80211_detach. Fixes: e756af5b30b0 ("brcmfmac: add e-scan support.") Signed-off-by: Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@xxxxxxx> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- v3: - rename the subject as Johannes suggested v2: - fix the error of kernel test bot reported --- drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c index 667462369a32..646ec8bdf512 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c @@ -8431,6 +8431,9 @@ void brcmf_cfg80211_detach(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg) if (!cfg) return; + if (timer_pending(&cfg->escan_timeout)) + del_timer_sync(&cfg->escan_timeout); + cancel_work_sync(&cfg->escan_timeout_work); brcmf_pno_detach(cfg); brcmf_btcoex_detach(cfg); wiphy_unregister(cfg->wiphy); -- 2.25.1