[PATCH V3 04/14] i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this
Adrian Hunter <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 16:38:00 +0300
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sysfs attribute callbacks for the master controller device dereference
master->this. However, master->this is currently freed in
i3c_master_detach_free_devs(), before the master device itself is
released.
As a result, sysfs accesses can dereference a freed master->this
pointer, leading to a use-after-free.
Keep master->this alive until i3c_masterdev_release(), where all users
of the master device have gone away and the associated sysfs state is
being torn down. Do not free master->this as part of the normal device
detach path.
Fixes: 3a379bbcea0a ("i3c: Add core I3C infrastructure")
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <[email protected]>
---
Changes in V3:
New patch
drivers/i3c/master.c | 15 +++++++++------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index abb582645a2e..4839c1c186eb 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -842,6 +842,11 @@ static struct attribute *i3c_masterdev_attrs[] = {
};
ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(i3c_masterdev);
+static void i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev)
+{
+ kfree(dev);
+}
+
static void i3c_masterdev_release(struct device *dev)
{
struct i3c_master_controller *master = dev_to_i3cmaster(dev);
@@ -854,6 +859,8 @@ static void i3c_masterdev_release(struct device *dev)
i3c_bus_cleanup(bus);
fwnode_handle_put(dev->fwnode);
+
+ i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(master->this);
}
static const struct device_type i3c_masterdev_type = {
@@ -1125,11 +1132,6 @@ static void i3c_device_release(struct device *dev)
kfree(i3cdev);
}
-static void i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev)
-{
- kfree(dev);
-}
-
static struct i3c_dev_desc *
i3c_master_alloc_i3c_dev(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
const struct i3c_device_info *info)
@@ -2286,7 +2288,8 @@ static void i3c_master_detach_free_devs(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
i3cdev->boardinfo->init_dyn_addr,
I3C_ADDR_SLOT_FREE);
- i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(i3cdev);
+ if (i3cdev != master->this)
+ i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(i3cdev);
}
list_for_each_entry_safe(i2cdev, i2ctmp, &master->bus.devs.i2c,
--
2.53.0