From 5c24a2690cb40c4341c2a292c50b261d2889dcdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "dan.carpenter@oracle.com" Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:46:28 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] HID: hiddev: Fix race in in hiddev_disconnect() Syzbot reports that "hiddev" is used after it's free in hiddev_disconnect(). The hiddev_disconnect() function sets "hiddev->exist = 0;" so hiddev_release() can free it as soon as we drop the "existancelock" lock. This patch moves the mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock) until after we have finished using it. Reported-by: syzbot+784ccb935f9900cc7c9e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Fixes: 1bc7201ab0d5 ("HID: hiddev: fix potential use-after-free") Suggested-by: Alan Stern Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina --- drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c index a970b809d778c..4140dea693e90 100644 --- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c +++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c @@ -932,9 +932,9 @@ void hiddev_disconnect(struct hid_device *hid) hiddev->exist = 0; if (hiddev->open) { - mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock); hid_hw_close(hiddev->hid); wake_up_interruptible(&hiddev->wait); + mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock); } else { mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock); kfree(hiddev); -- 2.39.5