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From: Kanishka De Silva <kpskanna1915@gmail.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Kanishka De Silva <kpskanna1915@gmail.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] usb: adutux: fix unlocked read_buffer_length write in adu_open()
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:07:37 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260713053737.912-1-kpskanna1915@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2026071358-illusion-basics-1146@gregkh>

adu_open() clears dev->read_buffer_length while holding only
adutux_mutex, but every other path that touches this field
(adu_interrupt_in_callback() and adu_read()) correctly holds
dev->buflock, per the locking scheme documented at the top of
this file. This is a data race: an IRQ callback incrementing
read_buffer_length concurrently with adu_open() clearing it can
have its update silently lost, corrupting buffer state.

Take buflock around the reset to bring adu_open() in line with
the documented locking contract.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kanishka De Silva <kpskanna1915@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c b/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c
index 369d0d2..606ef91 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static int adu_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct adu_device *dev = NULL;
 	struct usb_interface *interface;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int subminor;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -265,7 +266,9 @@ static int adu_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	file->private_data = dev;
 
 	/* initialize in direction */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->buflock, flags);
 	dev->read_buffer_length = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->buflock, flags);
 
 	/* fixup first read by having urb waiting for it */
 	usb_fill_int_urb(dev->interrupt_in_urb, dev->udev,
-- 
2.43.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-07-13  5:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-13  4:45 [PATCH RFC] usb: adutux: fix unlocked read_buffer_length write in adu_open() (data race) Kanishka De Silva
2026-07-13  5:15 ` Greg KH
2026-07-13  5:37   ` Kanishka De Silva [this message]
2026-07-13  7:25 ` Oliver Neukum
2026-07-13  7:56 ` [PATCH v2] usb: adutux: take buflock when resetting read_buffer_length in adu_open() Kanishka De Silva
2026-07-13 12:03   ` Greg KH
2026-07-13 13:48     ` Alan Stern

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