linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] wireless: ath9k: hif_usb: fix race condition between usb_get_urb() and usb_kill_anchored

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Date:   Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:04:38 -0400
From:   Brooke Basile <brookebasile@...il.com>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ath9k-devel@....qualcomm.com, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com,
        syzbot+89bd486af9427a9fc605@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wireless: ath9k: hif_usb: fix race condition between
 usb_get_urb() and usb_kill_anchored_urbs()

On 9/21/20 9:05 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Brooke Basile <brookebasile@...il.com> wrote:
> 
>> Calls to usb_kill_anchored_urbs() after usb_kill_urb() on multiprocessor
>> systems create a race condition in which usb_kill_anchored_urbs() deallocates
>> the URB before the completer callback is called in usb_kill_urb(), resulting
>> in a use-after-free.
>> To fix this, add proper lock protection to usb_kill_urb() calls that can
>> possibly run concurrently with usb_kill_anchored_urbs().
>>
>> Reported-by: syzbot+89bd486af9427a9fc605@...kaller.appspotmail.com
>> Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=cabffad18eb74197f84871802fd2c5117b61febf
>> Signed-off-by: Brooke Basile <brookebasile@...il.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> 
> Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
> 
> 03fb92a432ea ath9k: hif_usb: fix race condition between usb_get_urb() and usb_kill_anchored_urbs()
> 

Thank you! :)

Best,
Brooke Basile