From: Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, rafael@kernel.org, dakr@kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, baijiaju1990@gmail.com,
Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>,
Qiu-ji Chen <chenqiuji666@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3] driver core: fix use-after-free of driver_override via driver_match_device()
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:57:53 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251127145753.13080-1-hanguidong02@gmail.com> (raw)
driver_set_override() modifies and frees dev->driver_override while
holding device_lock(dev). However, driver_match_device() reads
dev->driver_override when calling bus match functions.
Currently, driver_match_device() is called from three sites. One site
(__device_attach_driver) holds device_lock(dev), but the other two
(bind_store and __driver_attach) do not. This allows a concurrent
driver_set_override() to free the string while driver_match_device() is
using it, leading to a use-after-free (UAF).
This issue affects at least 11 bus types (including PCI, AMBA, Platform)
that rely on driver_override for matching.
Fix this by holding device_lock(dev) around the driver_match_device() calls
in bind_store() and __driver_attach(). This ensures all access to
dev->driver_override via driver_match_device() is protected by the device
lock. Also add a lock assertion to driver_match_device() to prevent future
locking regressions.
Tested with the PoCs from Bugzilla that trigger this UAF. Stress testing
the two newly locked paths for 24 hours with CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING and
CONFIG_LOCKDEP enabled showed no UAF recurrence and no lockdep
warnings.
Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220789
Suggested-by: Qiu-ji Chen <chenqiuji666@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Gui-Dong Han <hanguidong02@gmail.com>
---
v3:
* Remove redundant locking comments at call sites and add a blank line
after the lock assertion in driver_match_device(), as suggested by Greg KH.
v2:
* Add device_lock_assert() in driver_match_device() to enforce locking
requirement, as suggested by Greg KH.
v1:
* The Bugzilla entry contains full KASAN reports and two PoCs that reliably
reproduce the UAF on both unlocked paths using a standard QEMU setup
(default e1000 device at 0000:00:03.0).
I chose to fix this in the driver core for the following reasons:
1. Both racing functions are part of the driver core.
2. Fixing this per-driver/per-bus is tedious and would require careful
ad-hoc locking that does not align with the existing device_lock(dev).
3. We cannot simply add device_lock(dev) inside bus match functions because
one call path (__device_attach_driver) already holds this lock. Adding the
lock inside the match callback would cause a deadlock on that path.
---
drivers/base/base.h | 3 +++
drivers/base/bus.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
drivers/base/dd.c | 2 ++
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 86fa7fbb3548..72791125de91 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ void device_set_deferred_probe_reason(const struct device *dev, struct va_format
static inline int driver_match_device(const struct device_driver *drv,
struct device *dev)
{
+ /* Protects against driver_set_override() races */
+ device_lock_assert(dev);
+
return drv->bus->match ? drv->bus->match(dev, drv) : 1;
}
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 5e75e1bce551..cec5f3164a0a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -261,13 +261,19 @@ static ssize_t bind_store(struct device_driver *drv, const char *buf,
const struct bus_type *bus = bus_get(drv->bus);
struct device *dev;
int err = -ENODEV;
+ int ret;
dev = bus_find_device_by_name(bus, NULL, buf);
- if (dev && driver_match_device(drv, dev)) {
- err = device_driver_attach(drv, dev);
- if (!err) {
- /* success */
- err = count;
+ if (dev) {
+ device_lock(dev);
+ ret = driver_match_device(drv, dev);
+ device_unlock(dev);
+ if (ret) {
+ err = device_driver_attach(drv, dev);
+ if (!err) {
+ /* success */
+ err = count;
+ }
}
}
put_device(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 13ab98e033ea..2ad2e8ca9052 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -1170,7 +1170,9 @@ static int __driver_attach(struct device *dev, void *data)
* is an error.
*/
+ device_lock(dev);
ret = driver_match_device(drv, dev);
+ device_unlock(dev);
if (ret == 0) {
/* no match */
return 0;
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2025-11-27 14:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-27 14:57 Gui-Dong Han [this message]
2026-01-13 9:55 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-01-13 11:08 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-01-13 12:42 ` Gui-Dong Han
2026-01-13 13:34 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-01-13 13:43 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-01-13 14:05 ` Gui-Dong Han
2026-01-13 14:20 ` Danilo Krummrich
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