[PATCH] usb: gadget: f_phonet: fix use-after-free in pn_bind
Nguyen Quang Le Kien <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:33:41 +0800
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-usb,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
phonet_free_inst() checks opts->bound to decide whether to call
gphonet_cleanup() or free_netdev(). If opts->bound is false,
free_netdev(opts->net) is called immediately.
However, pn_bind() can race with phonet_free_inst() when a configfs
entry is removed while binding is in progress. pn_bind() reads
opts->bound and calls gphonet_set_gadget(opts->net, ...) before
setting opts->bound = true. If phonet_free_inst() runs concurrently
after the !opts->bound check in pn_bind() but before opts->bound is
set, it will free opts->net, causing a use-after-free when pn_bind()
subsequently writes to net->dev.parent via gphonet_set_gadget().
Fix this by adding a mutex to f_phonet_opts and holding it in both
pn_bind() and phonet_free_inst() when accessing opts->bound and
opts->net. This is consistent with how other gadget functions such
as f_eem protect their opts->bound flag.
Fixes: 00a2430ff07d ("usb: gadget: Gadget directory cleanup - group usb functions")
Reported-by: [email protected]
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=098999e05b6b877c01b3
Signed-off-by: Nguyen Quang Le Kien <[email protected]>
---
drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c | 16 ++++++++--------
drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_phonet.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c
index b1ee9a7c2..b7eae14e8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_phonet.c
@@ -499,20 +499,17 @@ static int pn_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
phonet_opts = container_of(f->fi, struct f_phonet_opts, func_inst);
- /*
- * in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:configfs_composite_bind()
- * configurations are bound in sequence with list_for_each_entry,
- * in each configuration its functions are bound in sequence
- * with list_for_each_entry, so we assume no race condition
- * with regard to phonet_opts->bound access
- */
+ mutex_lock(&phonet_opts->lock);
if (!phonet_opts->bound) {
gphonet_set_gadget(phonet_opts->net, gadget);
status = gphonet_register_netdev(phonet_opts->net);
- if (status)
+ if (status) {
+ mutex_unlock(&phonet_opts->lock);
return status;
+ }
phonet_opts->bound = true;
}
+ mutex_unlock(&phonet_opts->lock);
/* Reserve interface IDs */
status = usb_interface_id(c, f);
@@ -621,10 +618,12 @@ static void phonet_free_inst(struct usb_function_instance *f)
struct f_phonet_opts *opts;
opts = container_of(f, struct f_phonet_opts, func_inst);
+ mutex_lock(&opts->lock);
if (opts->bound)
gphonet_cleanup(opts->net);
else
free_netdev(opts->net);
+ mutex_unlock(&opts->lock);
kfree(opts);
}
@@ -636,6 +635,7 @@ static struct usb_function_instance *phonet_alloc_inst(void)
if (!opts)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ mutex_init(&opts->lock);
opts->func_inst.free_func_inst = phonet_free_inst;
opts->net = gphonet_setup_default();
if (IS_ERR(opts->net)) {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_phonet.h b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_phonet.h
index ff62ca22c..4666413fc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_phonet.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_phonet.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
struct f_phonet_opts {
struct usb_function_instance func_inst;
+ struct mutex lock;
bool bound;
struct net_device *net;
};
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2.34.1