Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] Input: sur40 - keep device state alive until the video node is released

[Hans Verkuil <hverkuil+cisco@kernel.org>]

On 20/09/2026 13:39, Nguyen Ngoc Thang wrote:
> sur40_disconnect() frees the sur40_state, which embeds the video_device,
> the v4l2_device and the vb2_queue, while a video node may still be open.
> Closing that file afterwards touches freed memory:
> 
>   BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in vb2_core_queue_release+0x12d/0x150
>   Read of size 4 at addr ffff888066fa8aa8 by task v4l_id/28733
>    vb2_core_queue_release+0x12d/0x150
>    vb2_fop_release+0x16e/0x200
>    v4l2_release+0x22c/0x350
>    __fput+0x418/0xa50
>   Freed by task 16811:
>    kfree+0x1c5/0x650
>    sur40_disconnect+0xaf/0x140
> 
> Give the v4l2_device a release callback that frees the bulk buffer and
> the state, and drop the disconnect path's own reference with
> v4l2_device_put(). The last closer of the node then does the freeing.
> The probe error paths never open the node and keep freeing directly.
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+eb4706daf505f9c4b547@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=eb4706daf505f9c4b547
> Fixes: e831cd251fb9 ("[media] add raw video stream support for Samsung SUR40")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Nguyen Ngoc Thang <ngocthang2710.1999@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil+cisco@kernel.org>

Regards,

	Hans

> ---
>  drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
> index 7020bcf9b81a..efd4fe557cef 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
> @@ -648,6 +648,15 @@ static int sur40_input_setup_events(struct input_dev *input_dev)
>  }
>  
>  /* Check candidate USB interface. */
> +/* Runs once the last video node reference is gone. */
> +static void sur40_release(struct v4l2_device *v4l2)
> +{
> +	struct sur40_state *sur40 = container_of(v4l2, struct sur40_state, v4l2);
> +
> +	kfree(sur40->bulk_in_buffer);
> +	kfree(sur40);
> +}
> +
>  static int sur40_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
>  		       const struct usb_device_id *id)
>  {
> @@ -733,6 +742,7 @@ static int sur40_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
>  			"Unable to register video master device.");
>  		goto err_free_buffer;
>  	}
> +	sur40->v4l2.release = sur40_release;
>  
>  	/* initialize the lock and subdevice */
>  	sur40->queue = sur40_queue;
> @@ -831,11 +841,10 @@ static void sur40_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
>  	video_unregister_device(&sur40->vdev);
>  	v4l2_device_unregister(&sur40->v4l2);
>  
> -	kfree(sur40->bulk_in_buffer);
> -	kfree(sur40);
> -
>  	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
>  	dev_dbg(&interface->dev, "%s is now disconnected\n", DRIVER_DESC);
> +
> +	v4l2_device_put(&sur40->v4l2);
>  }
>  
>  /*