[PATCH 1/2] vt: stabilize tty reference in kbd_keycode with tty_port_tty_get
Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:56:16 +0200
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-serial,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel |
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From: Joshua Rogers <[email protected]> kbd_keycode() reads vc->port.tty without acquiring a tty reference, racing against con_shutdown() which clears port.tty under a different lock. Use tty_port_tty_get()/tty_kref_put() to hold a proper reference for the duration the tty pointer is needed. Assisted-by: AISLE:Snapshot Signed-off-by: Joshua Rogers <[email protected]> Cc: stable <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]> --- drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c index 763a3f1b7be0..c41d850b29c6 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c +++ b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c @@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ static void kbd_keycode(unsigned int keycode, int down, bool hw_raw) struct keyboard_notifier_param param = { .vc = vc, .value = keycode, .down = down }; int rc; - tty = vc->port.tty; + tty = tty_port_tty_get(&vc->port); if (tty && (!tty->driver_data)) { /* No driver data? Strange. Okay we fix it then. */ @@ -1497,9 +1497,12 @@ static void kbd_keycode(unsigned int keycode, int down, bool hw_raw) * characters get aren't echoed locally. This makes key repeat * usable with slow applications and under heavy loads. */ + tty_kref_put(tty); return; } + tty_kref_put(tty); + param.shift = shift_final = (shift_state | kbd->slockstate) ^ kbd->lockstate; param.ledstate = kbd->ledflagstate; key_map = key_maps[shift_final]; -- 2.55.0