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From: Sean Young <sean@mess.org>
To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org, Sean Young <sean@mess.org>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>,
	Patrice Chotard <patrice.chotard@foss.st.com>,
	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil+cisco@kernel.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 11/15] media: rc: Use after free in ir_raw_event_handle()
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:18:54 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3f498e032c1a5849dbb37eb016a82282ebc7fedf.1785158244.git.sean@mess.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1785158244.git.sean@mess.org>

If rc_unregister_device() is called while IR is being processed, then
ir_raw_event_handle() could call wake_up_process(dev->raw->thread)
after kthread_stop(dev->raw->thread).

Fixes: dccc0c3ddf8f ("media: rc: fix race between unregister and urb/irq callbacks")
Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@mess.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index ba24c2f22d39..96849faafde3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ int ir_raw_event_register(struct rc_dev *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(thread))
 		return PTR_ERR(thread);
 
+	get_task_struct(thread);
 	dev->raw->thread = thread;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
@@ -648,8 +649,13 @@ int ir_raw_event_register(struct rc_dev *dev)
 
 void ir_raw_event_free(struct rc_dev *dev)
 {
-	kfree(dev->raw);
-	dev->raw = NULL;
+	if (dev->raw) {
+		timer_delete_sync(&dev->raw->edge_handle);
+		if (dev->raw->thread)
+			put_task_struct(dev->raw->thread);
+		kfree(dev->raw);
+		dev->raw = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 void ir_raw_event_unregister(struct rc_dev *dev)
-- 
2.55.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-27 13:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <cover.1785158244.git.sean@mess.org>
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 01/15] media: streamzap: Add missing rc_unregister_device() Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 02/15] media: redrat3: Ensure rc device is freed if enable_detector() fails Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 03/15] media: redrat3: Ensure we don't read beyond the end of the packet Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 04/15] media: redrat3: Ensure all urbs are suspended Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 05/15] media: redrat3: Error path leaves device in transmitting state Sean Young
2026-07-27 15:57   ` Markus Elfring
2026-07-28  8:13     ` Sean Young
2026-07-28  9:08       ` Markus Elfring
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 06/15] media: sunxi-cir: Ensure no more interrupts can occur before free Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 07/15] media: meson-ir-tx: Ensure clock is disabled on unbind Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 08/15] media: meson-ir-tx: Ensure rc_free_device() is called " Sean Young
2026-07-28  8:30   ` Neil Armstrong
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 09/15] media: meson-ir-tx: Ensure probe error is propagated Sean Young
2026-07-28  8:30   ` Neil Armstrong
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 10/15] media: ir-hix5hd2: Ensure rdev is setup before interrupts are enabled Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` Sean Young [this message]
2026-07-28  9:21   ` [PATCH v4 11/15] media: rc: Use after free in ir_raw_event_handle() Hans Verkuil
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 12/15] media: rc: Fix use after free in bpf progs Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 13/15] media: cx88: Specify rc type at rc_allocate_type() Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 14/15] media: saa7134: " Sean Young
2026-07-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 15/15] media: rc: Fix race condition during rc_register_device() Sean Young
2026-07-28  9:35   ` Hans Verkuil
2026-07-29 14:53     ` Sean Young
2026-07-29  6:18 ` [PATCH v4 00/15] media: Fix leaks in rc core Markus Elfring
2026-07-29 14:54   ` Sean Young
2026-07-29 14:57     ` [v4 " Markus Elfring

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