[PATCH] HID: bpf: serialize device reference release in struct_ops destroy path
Shen Yongchao <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 22:31:57 +0800
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-input,org.kernel.vger.stable |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
__hid_bpf_ops_destroy_device() and hid_bpf_unreg() can race on the
same registration reference, double-putting struct hid_device and
freeing it while hid_destroy_device() still uses it. Serialize the
remove/NULL decision under hdev->bpf.prog_list_lock so exactly one
path releases each registration reference: unreg re-checks ops->hdev
under the lock and returns without putting when the destroy path
already cleared it; all put_device() calls happen after the lock is
dropped, which is safe because a concurrent unreg then observes
ops->hdev == NULL under the lock.
Background: each successful attach (hid_bpf_ops_reg) acquires one
device reference (hid_get_device()). Two paths can release it:
- device destruction: hid_destroy_device() -> hid_bpf_destroy_device()
-> __hid_bpf_ops_destroy_device(), which walks hdev->bpf.prog_list
under rcu_read_lock() and drops one reference per attached program;
- BPF link release: bpf map delete (no BPF_F_LINK) synchronously calls
st_ops->unreg() -> hid_bpf_unreg(), which drops the reference for
its own registration.
The coordination handshake (e->hdev = NULL on the destroy side vs
"if (!hdev) return" on the unreg side) is a TOCTOU check: the two
paths run under different lock domains (rcu_read_lock vs
prog_list_lock), so a concurrent unreg can read ops->hdev as
non-NULL, block on prog_list_lock, and then proceed while the
destroy traversal executes - both paths then drop the same
reference. The refcount reaches zero legitimately (each decrement
is individually valid), so no refcount_t saturation fires: the
device is simply freed while the transport is still inside
hid_destroy_device(), and subsequent teardown touches freed memory.
The fix serializes the remove/NULL decision under prog_list_lock on
both sides and moves the destroy-side puts outside the lock. With
the lock held, plain reads/writes of ops->hdev are sufficient; no
READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE are added, keeping the patch minimal.
Unlocked-read safety: the unlocked read of ops->hdev at the top of
hid_bpf_unreg() cannot touch a freed device, because the unreg path
itself still holds this registration's reference (released only by
its own hid_put_device() after the lock is dropped), and a destroy
traversal that already cleared ops->hdev makes the lock-internal
re-check return early without any put. At most one of the two
paths releases each registration reference.
Fixes: ebc0d8093e8c ("HID: bpf: implement HID-BPF through bpf_struct_ops")
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Shen Yongchao <[email protected]>
Assisted-by: Hermes:kimi-k3
---
Testing:
- KASAN on v7.1.4 (CONFIG_KASAN=y, CONFIG_HID_BPF=y, CONFIG_UHID=y):
the unfixed kernel reports slab-use-after-free in hid_disconnect()
(993 reports across runs); a 3-thread PoC (two uhid devices +
struct_ops programs attached without BPF_F_LINK + concurrent
bpf_map_delete_elem() and write(UHID_DESTROY)) triggers on the
first iteration.
- With this fix: 400/400 iterations, 0 KASAN reports, PoC exit 0.
- Control: a partial fix that only reorders the NULL/put (without
serializing under the lock) still triggers 993 KASAN reports,
confirming the full serialization is required.
- kprobe interleaving shows unreg and destroy about 5us apart on
different CPUs.
- PoC source (164 lines) available on request.
Alternative considered: an atomic-exchange (xchg) ownership variant
was drafted but not tested; the lock-based serialization above is
preferred (uses the subsystem's existing prog_list_lock) and is the
only one with dynamic verification.
drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_struct_ops.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_struct_ops.c b/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_struct_ops.c
index 702c22fae13..049df064776 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_struct_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_struct_ops.c
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ static void hid_bpf_unreg(void *kdata, struct bpf_link *link)
mutex_lock(&hdev->bpf.prog_list_lock);
+ if (!ops->hdev) {
+ mutex_unlock(&hdev->bpf.prog_list_lock);
+ return;
+ }
+
list_del_rcu(&ops->list);
synchronize_srcu(&hdev->bpf.srcu);
ops->hdev = NULL;
@@ -310,13 +315,17 @@ static struct bpf_struct_ops bpf_hid_bpf_ops = {
void __hid_bpf_ops_destroy_device(struct hid_device *hdev)
{
struct hid_bpf_ops *e;
+ int count = 0;
- rcu_read_lock();
- list_for_each_entry_rcu(e, &hdev->bpf.prog_list, list) {
- hid_put_device(hdev);
+ mutex_lock(&hdev->bpf.prog_list_lock);
+ list_for_each_entry(e, &hdev->bpf.prog_list, list) {
e->hdev = NULL;
+ count++;
}
- rcu_read_unlock();
+ mutex_unlock(&hdev->bpf.prog_list_lock);
+
+ while (count--)
+ hid_put_device(hdev);
}
static int __init hid_bpf_struct_ops_init(void)
--