From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Nicholas Velten" <nicholasfvelten@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_phonet: don't free the net_device on failed registration
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:19:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-171265@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261014-fix-phonet-free-on-failure-v1-1-3c93c48e7527@gmail.com>
> From: Nicholas Velten <nicholasfvelten@gmail.com>
>
> gphonet_register_netdev() frees the net_device when register_netdev()
> fails. That made sense when the device was registered once at module
> load, but since the conversion to the function interface the device is
> allocated in phonet_alloc_inst(), stored in phonet_opts->net and
> registered from pn_bind(), which only sets phonet_opts->bound on
> success. After a failed registration opts->net therefore points to
> freed memory, and the next bind writes to it in gphonet_set_gadget():
>
> BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in pn_bind+0x49a/0x500
> Write of size 8 at addr ffff888003e785d8 by task gadget_rereg/86
> Call Trace:
> pn_bind
> usb_add_function
> [ ... ]
> Fixes: fcbdf12ebef7 ("usb: gadget: f_phonet: convert to new function interface with backward compatibility")
> Reported-by: syzbot+098999e05b6b877c01b3@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=098999e05b6b877c01b3
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Velten <nicholasfvelten@gmail.com>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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2026-10-14 12:03 [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_phonet: don't free the net_device on failed registration Nicholas Velten
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