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From: Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>
To: dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>,
	syzbot+1e2ef9bcb29af666b2e6@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: [PATCH v3] Input: atkbd - fix uaf in atkbd_set_repeat_rate
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:52:11 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260828162211.149899-1-jeffinphilip14@gmail.com> (raw)

atkbd_disable() marks atkbd as disabled to prevent any work
event to be executed, however this can race with atkbd_event_work().
If a pending work passes the atkbd->enabled check and atkbd_disable()
runs after in disconnect, it could dereference dev which is freed in
disconnect following atkbd being marked disabled. Fix this by adding
disable_delayed_work_sync() which drops all work events preventing
any rescheduling after atkbd is marked disabled.

Reported-by: syzbot+1e2ef9bcb29af666b2e6@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1e2ef9bcb29af666b2e6
Fixes: 0ef7a26af127 ("Input: atkbd - fix canceling event_work in disconnect")
Signed-off-by: Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>
---
Changelog:
 - Changes in v3:
     Rewrote the patch to include disable_delayed_work_sync() as per
   Dmitry's suggestion.
 
 - Changes in v2:
     Added a check for atkbd->enabled so userspace cannot queue events after
   atkbd_disable.
---
 drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index 5736f4bc5a50..a92a04c005aa 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -963,15 +963,12 @@ static void atkbd_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
 
 	atkbd_disable(atkbd);
 
-	input_unregister_device(atkbd->dev);
-
 	/*
-	 * Make sure we don't have a command in flight.
-	 * Note that since atkbd->enabled is false event work will keep
-	 * rescheduling itself until it gets canceled and will not try
-	 * accessing freed input device or serio port.
+	 * Prevent work from being rescheduled after atkbd is marked disabled
 	 */
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&atkbd->event_work);
+	disable_delayed_work_sync(&atkbd->event_work);
+
+	input_unregister_device(atkbd->dev);
 
 	serio_close(serio);
 	serio_set_drvdata(serio, NULL);
-- 
2.55.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-08-28 16:22 UTC|newest]

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2026-08-28 16:22 Jeffin Philip [this message]
2026-08-29 10:33 ` Dmitry Torokhov

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