linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb: gadget: uvc: Fix use are free during STREAMOFF

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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2024 15:19:08 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Avichal Rakesh <arakesh@...gle.com>
Cc: dan.scally@...asonboard.com, laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com,
	etalvala@...gle.com, jchowdhary@...gle.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] usb: gadget: uvc: Fix use are free during STREAMOFF

On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 01:07:44PM -0800, Avichal Rakesh wrote:
> There is a path that may lead to freed memory being referenced,
> and causing kernel panics.
> 
> The kernel panic has the following stack trace:
> 
> Workqueue: uvcgadget uvcg_video_pump.c51fb85fece46625450f86adbf92c56c.cfi_jt
> pstate: 60c00085 (nZCv daIf +PAN +UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)
> pc : __list_del_entry_valid+0xc0/0xd4
> lr : __list_del_entry_valid+0xc0/0xd4
> Call trace:
>   __list_del_entry_valid+0xc0/0xd4
>   uvc_video_free_request+0x60/0x98
>   uvcg_video_pump+0x1cc/0x204
>   process_one_work+0x21c/0x4b8
>   worker_thread+0x29c/0x574
>   kthread+0x158/0x1b0
>   ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30
> 
> The root cause is that uvcg_video_usb_req_queue frees the uvc_request
> if is_enabled is false and returns an error status. video_pump also
> frees the associated request if uvcg_video_usb_req_queue returns an e
> rror status, leading to double free and accessing garbage memory.

Odd line wrapping :(

> 
> To fix the issue, this patch removes freeing logic from
> uvcg_video_usb_req_queue, and lets the callers to the function handle
> queueing errors as they see fit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Avichal Rakesh <arakesh@...gle.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_video.c | 12 +++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

What commit id does this fix?


> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_video.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_video.c
> index 98ba524c27f5..e5db1be14ca3 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_video.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_video.c
> @@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ static int uvcg_video_usb_req_queue(struct uvc_video *video,
>  	struct list_head *list = NULL;
>  
>  	if (!video->is_enabled) {
> -		uvc_video_free_request(req->context, video->ep);
> -		return -ENODEV;
> +		return -EINVAL;

Isn't this a separate change?  And does it actually matter?

thanks,

greg k-h