linux-kernel - [PATCH] HID: intel-ish-hid: fix NULL-ptr-deref in ishtp_bus_remove_all

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Message-Id: <20260130052544.4784-1-ryan.lin@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:25:44 +0800
From: Ryan Lin <ryan.lin@...el.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-drivers-review@...ists.intel.com,
	srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com,
	lixu.zhang@...el.com
Cc: Ryan Lin <ryan.lin@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH] HID: intel-ish-hid: fix NULL-ptr-deref in ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients

During a warm reset flow, the cl->device pointer may be NULL if the
reset occurs while clients are still being enumerated. Accessing
cl->device->reference_count without a NULL check leads to a kernel panic.

This issue was identified during multi-unit warm reboot stress clycles.
Add a defensive NULL check for cl->device to ensure stability under
such intensive testing conditions.

KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0000000000000000-0000000000000007]
Workqueue: ish_fw_update_wq fw_reset_work_fn

Call Trace:
 ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients+0xbe/0x130 [intel_ishtp]
 ishtp_reset_handler+0x85/0x1a0 [intel_ishtp]
 fw_reset_work_fn+0x8a/0xc0 [intel_ish_ipc]

Fixes: 3703f53b99e4a ("HID: intel_ish-hid: ISH Transport layer")
Signed-off-by: Ryan Lin <ryan.lin@...el.com>
---
 drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c
index c3915f3a060e..b890fbf97a75 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ void ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients(struct ishtp_device *ishtp_dev,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ishtp_dev->cl_list_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(cl, &ishtp_dev->cl_list, link) {
 		cl->state = ISHTP_CL_DISCONNECTED;
-		if (warm_reset && cl->device->reference_count)
+		if (warm_reset && cl->device && cl->device->reference_count)
 			continue;
 
 		/*
-- 
2.34.1