From: "Pradhan, Sanman" <sanman.pradhan@hpe.com>
To: "linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org" <linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: "linux@roeck-us.net" <linux@roeck-us.net>,
"linux@weissschuh.net" <linux@weissschuh.net>,
"cosmo.chou@quantatw.com" <cosmo.chou@quantatw.com>,
"mail@carsten-spiess.de" <mail@carsten-spiess.de>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"david.laight.linux@gmail.com" <david.laight.linux@gmail.com>,
Sanman Pradhan <psanman@juniper.net>,
"stable@vger.kernel.org" <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/3] hwmon: (powerz) Fix use-after-free and signal handling on USB disconnect
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 16:31:29 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260408163029.353777-4-sanman.pradhan@hpe.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260408163029.353777-1-sanman.pradhan@hpe.com>
From: Sanman Pradhan <psanman@juniper.net>
Fix several issues in the powerz driver related to USB disconnect
races and signal handling:
1. Use-after-free: When hwmon sysfs attributes are read concurrently
with USB disconnect, powerz_read() obtains a pointer to the
private data via usb_get_intfdata(), then powerz_disconnect() runs
and frees the URB while powerz_read_data() may still reference it.
Fix by:
- Moving usb_set_intfdata() before hwmon registration so the
disconnect handler can always find the priv pointer.
- Clearing intfdata before taking the mutex and NULLing the
URB pointer in disconnect.
- Guarding powerz_read_data() with a !priv->urb check.
2. Signal handling: wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
returns -ERESTARTSYS on signal, 0 on timeout, or positive on
completion. The original code tests !ret, which only catches
timeout. On signal delivery (-ERESTARTSYS), !ret is false so the
function skips usb_kill_urb() and falls through, accessing
potentially stale URB data. Capture the return value and handle
both the signal (negative) and timeout (zero) cases explicitly.
Fixes: 4381a36abdf1c ("hwmon: add POWER-Z driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sanman Pradhan <psanman@juniper.net>
---
v3:
- No changes
v2:
- Also fix signal handling in
wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout()
- Return -ENODEV instead of -EIO on disconnected device
drivers/hwmon/powerz.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/powerz.c b/drivers/hwmon/powerz.c
index 4e663d5b4e33..0b38fdf42ddb 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/powerz.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/powerz.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ static int powerz_read_data(struct usb_device *udev, struct powerz_priv *priv)
{
int ret;
+ if (!priv->urb)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
priv->status = -ETIMEDOUT;
reinit_completion(&priv->completion);
@@ -124,10 +127,11 @@ static int powerz_read_data(struct usb_device *udev, struct powerz_priv *priv)
if (ret)
return ret;
- if (!wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout
- (&priv->completion, msecs_to_jiffies(5))) {
+ ret = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&priv->completion,
+ msecs_to_jiffies(5));
+ if (ret <= 0) {
usb_kill_urb(priv->urb);
- return -EIO;
+ return ret ? ret : -EIO;
}
if (priv->urb->actual_length < sizeof(struct powerz_sensor_data))
@@ -224,16 +228,17 @@ static int powerz_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
mutex_init(&priv->mutex);
init_completion(&priv->completion);
+ usb_set_intfdata(intf, priv);
+
hwmon_dev =
devm_hwmon_device_register_with_info(parent, DRIVER_NAME, priv,
&powerz_chip_info, NULL);
if (IS_ERR(hwmon_dev)) {
+ usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
usb_free_urb(priv->urb);
return PTR_ERR(hwmon_dev);
}
- usb_set_intfdata(intf, priv);
-
return 0;
}
@@ -241,9 +246,12 @@ static void powerz_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
{
struct powerz_priv *priv = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
+ usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
+
mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
usb_kill_urb(priv->urb);
usb_free_urb(priv->urb);
+ priv->urb = NULL;
mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
}
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-08 16:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-08 16:30 [PATCH v3 0/3] hwmon: Fix bugs in pt5161l, isl28022, and powerz Pradhan, Sanman
2026-04-08 16:31 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] hwmon: (pt5161l) Fix bugs in pt5161l_read_block_data() Pradhan, Sanman
[not found] ` <20260408170851.86E78C19421@smtp.kernel.org>
2026-04-08 17:22 ` Pradhan, Sanman
2026-04-08 18:28 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-04-08 16:31 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] hwmon: (isl28022) Fix integer overflow in power calculation on 32-bit Pradhan, Sanman
2026-04-08 16:31 ` Pradhan, Sanman [this message]
2026-04-08 19:30 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] hwmon: (powerz) Fix use-after-free and signal handling on USB disconnect Thomas Weißschuh
2026-04-09 15:50 ` Pradhan, Sanman
2026-04-09 16:21 ` Thomas Weißschuh
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