From: Shivank Garg <shivankg@amd.com>
To: Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>, Frank Li <Frank.Li@kernel.org>,
"Logan Gunthorpe" <logang@deltatee.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>, <dmaengine@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, Shivank Garg <shivankg@amd.com>,
Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] dmaengine: fix use-after-free in dma_chan_put() and dma_release_channel()
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 11:19:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260526-dmaengine-kref-fix-v2-2-3df60afac01d@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260526-dmaengine-kref-fix-v2-0-3df60afac01d@amd.com>
When dma_device_put() drops the last reference on chan->device->ref,
dma_device_release() runs and may free the dma_device along with its
channels.
Two paths still read that memory after the put:
- dma_chan_put() reads chan->device->owner via dma_chan_to_owner()
for the trailing module_put().
- dma_release_channel() calls dma_chan_put() first, then reads
chan->device->privatecnt, chan->slave, chan->name and
chan->dbg_client_name.
KASAN catches the first one:
slab-use-after-free in dma_chan_put+0x3e6/0x4c0
Read of size 8 by task insmod/6319
Freed by task 6319:
kfree+0x225/0x470
dma_chan_put+0x395/0x4c0
dmaengine_put+0xf8/0x160
Cache the module owner in dma_chan_put() before the put so the trailing
module_put() does not need chan->device. In dma_release_channel(), move
dma_chan_put() to the end, after every chan/device read.
Fixes: 8ad342a86359 ("dmaengine: Add reference counting to dma_device struct")
Suggested-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260518-dmaengine-kref-fix-v1-1-4d6125048fb7@amd.com
Signed-off-by: Shivank Garg <shivankg@amd.com>
---
drivers/dma/dmaengine.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 605bfa477a004cc0b03957ffb85a52308f903441..9c4e206f246864ee185e8d9df96a89014d9e6edf 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -495,10 +495,13 @@ static int dma_chan_get(struct dma_chan *chan)
*/
static void dma_chan_put(struct dma_chan *chan)
{
+ struct module *owner;
+
/* This channel is not in use, bail out */
if (!chan->client_count)
return;
+ owner = dma_chan_to_owner(chan);
chan->client_count--;
/* This channel is not in use anymore, free it */
@@ -518,7 +521,7 @@ static void dma_chan_put(struct dma_chan *chan)
/* This channel is not in use anymore, drop the device ref */
if (!chan->client_count)
dma_device_put(chan->device);
- module_put(dma_chan_to_owner(chan));
+ module_put(owner);
}
enum dma_status dma_sync_wait(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie)
@@ -907,7 +910,6 @@ void dma_release_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
mutex_lock(&dma_list_mutex);
WARN_ONCE(chan->client_count != 1,
"chan reference count %d != 1\n", chan->client_count);
- dma_chan_put(chan);
/* drop PRIVATE cap enabled by __dma_request_channel() */
if (--chan->device->privatecnt == 0)
dma_cap_clear(DMA_PRIVATE, chan->device->cap_mask);
@@ -924,6 +926,7 @@ void dma_release_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
kfree(chan->dbg_client_name);
chan->dbg_client_name = NULL;
#endif
+ dma_chan_put(chan);
mutex_unlock(&dma_list_mutex);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_release_channel);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-26 11:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-26 11:19 [PATCH v2 0/2] dmaengine: fix kref underflow and UAF in dma_chan_put() Shivank Garg
2026-05-26 11:19 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] dmaengine: Fix device kref underflow " Shivank Garg
2026-05-26 12:01 ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-26 11:19 ` Shivank Garg [this message]
2026-05-26 13:06 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] dmaengine: fix use-after-free in dma_chan_put() and dma_release_channel() sashiko-bot
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