From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
To: alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com
Cc: Frank.Li@nxp.com, akhilrajeev@nvidia.com,
mukesh.savaliya@oss.qualcomm.com, rafael@kernel.org,
linux-i3c@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V4 04/14] i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 16:18:47 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260806131857.119830-5-adrian.hunter@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260806131857.119830-1-adrian.hunter@intel.com>
sysfs attribute callbacks for the master controller device dereference
master->this. However, master->this is 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(), which is called
after the master device and its sysfs state are being torn down. Do not
free master->this as part of the normal device detach path.
On the error path in i3c_master_set_info(), reset master->this and
bus.cur_master to NULL before freeing the allocated device.
Fixes: 3a379bbcea0a ("i3c: Add core I3C infrastructure")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
---
Changes in V4:
Also reset master->this and bus.cur_master to NULL on the
i3c_master_set_info() error path before freeing the allocated
device. Tidied up the commit message wording.
Changes in V3:
New patch
drivers/i3c/master.c | 17 +++++++++++------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index abb582645a2e..2357874bb9d6 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)
@@ -2266,6 +2268,8 @@ int i3c_master_set_info(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
return 0;
err_free_dev:
+ master->bus.cur_master = NULL;
+ master->this = NULL;
i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(i3cdev);
return ret;
@@ -2286,7 +2290,8 @@ 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
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From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
To: alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com
Cc: Frank.Li@nxp.com, akhilrajeev@nvidia.com,
mukesh.savaliya@oss.qualcomm.com, rafael@kernel.org,
linux-i3c@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V4 04/14] i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 16:18:47 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260806131857.119830-5-adrian.hunter@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260806131857.119830-1-adrian.hunter@intel.com>
sysfs attribute callbacks for the master controller device dereference
master->this. However, master->this is 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(), which is called
after the master device and its sysfs state are being torn down. Do not
free master->this as part of the normal device detach path.
On the error path in i3c_master_set_info(), reset master->this and
bus.cur_master to NULL before freeing the allocated device.
Fixes: 3a379bbcea0a ("i3c: Add core I3C infrastructure")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
---
Changes in V4:
Also reset master->this and bus.cur_master to NULL on the
i3c_master_set_info() error path before freeing the allocated
device. Tidied up the commit message wording.
Changes in V3:
New patch
drivers/i3c/master.c | 17 +++++++++++------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index abb582645a2e..2357874bb9d6 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)
@@ -2266,6 +2268,8 @@ int i3c_master_set_info(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
return 0;
err_free_dev:
+ master->bus.cur_master = NULL;
+ master->this = NULL;
i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(i3cdev);
return ret;
@@ -2286,7 +2290,8 @@ 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
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Thread overview: 92+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-06 13:18 [PATCH V4 00/14] i3c: Support IBI-based system wakeup Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 01/14] i3c: master: Fix recursive locking during device registration Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 16:46 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 16:46 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 18:24 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:24 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 02/14] i3c: Fix unlocked dereference of dev->desc in i3c_device_get_supported_xfer_mode() Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 18:26 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:26 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 03/14] i3c: master: Do not treat master device as a duplicate target Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter [this message]
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 04/14] i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 18:30 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:30 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 05/14] i3c: Make dev->desc locking assumptions explicit Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 18:31 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:31 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 06/14] i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_uevent() Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 18:33 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:33 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 07/14] i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_match() Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:45 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:45 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:13 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 17:13 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 08/14] i3c: master: Support IBI-based wakeup capability Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:31 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:31 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 18:58 ` Mukesh Savaliya
2026-08-06 18:58 ` Mukesh Savaliya
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 09/14] i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:49 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:49 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:16 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 17:16 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 18:35 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:35 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 10/14] i3c: master: Add helper to query bus wakeup requirements Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:29 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:29 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 18:46 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:46 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 19:03 ` Mukesh Savaliya
2026-08-06 19:03 ` Mukesh Savaliya
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 11/14] i3c: master: Reject IBI requests from non-IBI-capable devices Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 12/14] i3c: mipi-i3c-hci-pci: Propagate I3C wakeup requirements to PCI Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:56 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:56 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:20 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 17:20 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 18:42 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:42 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 13/14] i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Factor out i3c_hci_sysdev() Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:46 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:46 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 18:44 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 18:44 ` Frank Li
2026-08-06 19:07 ` Mukesh Savaliya
2026-08-06 19:07 ` Mukesh Savaliya
2026-08-06 13:18 ` [PATCH V4 14/14] i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Advertise IBI wakeup capability Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:18 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 13:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 13:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:37 ` Adrian Hunter
2026-08-06 17:37 ` Adrian Hunter
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