* Re: [PATCH v2] interconnect: imx: fix use-after-free in imx_icc_node_init_qos()
2026-04-08 15:30 [PATCH v2] interconnect: imx: fix use-after-free in imx_icc_node_init_qos() Wentao Liang
@ 2026-04-09 3:34 ` Frank Li
2026-04-26 7:20 ` [v2] " Markus Elfring
2026-04-26 5:31 ` [PATCH v2] " kernel test robot
2026-04-26 14:19 ` kernel test robot
2 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Frank Li @ 2026-04-09 3:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Wentao Liang
Cc: Georgi Djakov, Shawn Guo, Sascha Hauer, Pengutronix Kernel Team,
Fabio Estevam, linux-pm, imx, linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel,
stable
On Wed, Apr 08, 2026 at 03:30:22PM +0000, Wentao Liang wrote:
> The function imx_icc_node_init_qos() manually manages the reference count
> of struct device_node *dn using of_node_put(). However, some error paths
> use dn after the put, leading to use-after-free. Convert to automatic
> cleanup using __free(device_node) to ensure the reference is always
> released when dn goes out of scope.
>
> Fixes: f0d8048525d7 ("interconnect: Add imx core driver")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Use auto cheanup to fix the problem.
> ---
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
> drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c | 6 ++----
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c b/drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c
> index 9511f80cf041..e5fcdcb88cfb 100644
> --- a/drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c
> +++ b/drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c
> @@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ static int imx_icc_node_init_qos(struct icc_provider *provider,
> struct imx_icc_node *node_data = node->data;
> const struct imx_icc_node_adj_desc *adj = node_data->desc->adj;
> struct device *dev = provider->dev;
> - struct device_node *dn = NULL;
> + struct device_node *__free(device_nod) dn = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node,
> + adj->phandle_name, 0);
> struct platform_device *pdev;
>
> if (adj->main_noc) {
> @@ -128,7 +129,6 @@ static int imx_icc_node_init_qos(struct icc_provider *provider,
> dev_dbg(dev, "icc node %s[%d] is main noc itself\n",
> node->name, node->id);
> } else {
> - dn = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, adj->phandle_name, 0);
> if (!dn) {
> dev_warn(dev, "Failed to parse %s\n",
> adj->phandle_name);
> @@ -138,12 +138,10 @@ static int imx_icc_node_init_qos(struct icc_provider *provider,
> if (!of_device_is_available(dn)) {
> dev_warn(dev, "Missing property %s, skip scaling %s\n",
> adj->phandle_name, node->name);
> - of_node_put(dn);
> return 0;
> }
>
> pdev = of_find_device_by_node(dn);
> - of_node_put(dn);
> if (!pdev) {
> dev_warn(dev, "node %s[%d] missing device for %pOF\n",
> node->name, node->id, dn);
> --
> 2.34.1
>
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2026-04-09 3:34 ` Frank Li
@ 2026-04-26 7:20 ` Markus Elfring
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Markus Elfring @ 2026-04-26 7:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Li, vulab, imx, kernel, linux-arm-kernel, linux-pm
Cc: stable, LKML, Fabio Estevam, Georgi Djakov, Sascha Hauer,
Shawn Guo
…
> > use dn after the put, leading to use-after-free. Convert to automatic
> > cleanup using __free(device_node) to ensure the reference is always
> > released when dn goes out of scope.
…
> Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
> > drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c | 6 ++----
…
> @@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ static int imx_icc_node_init_qos(struct icc_provider *provider,
> struct imx_icc_node *node_data = node->data;
> const struct imx_icc_node_adj_desc *adj = node_data->desc->adj;
> struct device *dev = provider->dev;
> - struct device_node *dn = NULL;
> + struct device_node *__free(device_nod) dn = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node,
> + adj->phandle_name, 0);
…
A typo was overlooked somehow.
Regards,
Markus
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* Re: [PATCH v2] interconnect: imx: fix use-after-free in imx_icc_node_init_qos()
2026-04-08 15:30 [PATCH v2] interconnect: imx: fix use-after-free in imx_icc_node_init_qos() Wentao Liang
2026-04-09 3:34 ` Frank Li
@ 2026-04-26 5:31 ` kernel test robot
2026-04-26 14:19 ` kernel test robot
2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: kernel test robot @ 2026-04-26 5:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Wentao Liang, Georgi Djakov, Shawn Guo, Sascha Hauer
Cc: oe-kbuild-all, Pengutronix Kernel Team, Fabio Estevam,
Wentao Liang, linux-pm, imx, linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel,
stable
Hi Wentao,
kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:
[auto build test ERROR on amd-pstate/linux-next]
[also build test ERROR on amd-pstate/bleeding-edge linus/master v7.0 next-20260424]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]
url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Wentao-Liang/interconnect-imx-fix-use-after-free-in-imx_icc_node_init_qos/20260424-225513
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/superm1/linux.git linux-next
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260408153022.401123-1-vulab%40iscas.ac.cn
patch subject: [PATCH v2] interconnect: imx: fix use-after-free in imx_icc_node_init_qos()
config: m68k-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260426/202604261347.QzG9r7Ym-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: m68k-linux-gcc (GCC) 15.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260426/202604261347.QzG9r7Ym-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604261347.QzG9r7Ym-lkp@intel.com/
All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c: In function 'imx_icc_node_init_qos':
>> drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c:123:16: error: cleanup argument not a function
123 | struct device_node *__free(device_nod) dn = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~
vim +123 drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c
116
117 static int imx_icc_node_init_qos(struct icc_provider *provider,
118 struct icc_node *node)
119 {
120 struct imx_icc_node *node_data = node->data;
121 const struct imx_icc_node_adj_desc *adj = node_data->desc->adj;
122 struct device *dev = provider->dev;
> 123 struct device_node *__free(device_nod) dn = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node,
124 adj->phandle_name, 0);
125 struct platform_device *pdev;
126
127 if (adj->main_noc) {
128 node_data->qos_dev = dev;
129 dev_dbg(dev, "icc node %s[%d] is main noc itself\n",
130 node->name, node->id);
131 } else {
132 if (!dn) {
133 dev_warn(dev, "Failed to parse %s\n",
134 adj->phandle_name);
135 return -ENODEV;
136 }
137 /* Allow scaling to be disabled on a per-node basis */
138 if (!of_device_is_available(dn)) {
139 dev_warn(dev, "Missing property %s, skip scaling %s\n",
140 adj->phandle_name, node->name);
141 return 0;
142 }
143
144 pdev = of_find_device_by_node(dn);
145 if (!pdev) {
146 dev_warn(dev, "node %s[%d] missing device for %pOF\n",
147 node->name, node->id, dn);
148 return -EPROBE_DEFER;
149 }
150 node_data->qos_dev = &pdev->dev;
151 dev_dbg(dev, "node %s[%d] has device node %pOF\n",
152 node->name, node->id, dn);
153 }
154
155 return dev_pm_qos_add_request(node_data->qos_dev,
156 &node_data->qos_req,
157 DEV_PM_QOS_MIN_FREQUENCY, 0);
158 }
159
--
0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service
https://github.com/intel/lkp-tests/wiki
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2026-04-08 15:30 [PATCH v2] interconnect: imx: fix use-after-free in imx_icc_node_init_qos() Wentao Liang
2026-04-09 3:34 ` Frank Li
2026-04-26 5:31 ` [PATCH v2] " kernel test robot
@ 2026-04-26 14:19 ` kernel test robot
2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: kernel test robot @ 2026-04-26 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Wentao Liang, Georgi Djakov, Shawn Guo, Sascha Hauer
Cc: llvm, oe-kbuild-all, Pengutronix Kernel Team, Fabio Estevam,
Wentao Liang, linux-pm, imx, linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel,
stable
Hi Wentao,
kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:
[auto build test ERROR on amd-pstate/linux-next]
[also build test ERROR on amd-pstate/bleeding-edge linus/master shawnguo/for-next v7.0 next-20260424]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]
url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Wentao-Liang/interconnect-imx-fix-use-after-free-in-imx_icc_node_init_qos/20260424-225513
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/superm1/linux.git linux-next
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260408153022.401123-1-vulab%40iscas.ac.cn
patch subject: [PATCH v2] interconnect: imx: fix use-after-free in imx_icc_node_init_qos()
config: sparc64-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260426/202604262216.MLuzg6nl-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 23.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 5bac06718f502014fade905512f1d26d578a18f3)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260426/202604262216.MLuzg6nl-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604262216.MLuzg6nl-lkp@intel.com/
All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>> drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c:123:22: error: use of undeclared identifier '__free_device_nod'; did you mean '__free_device_node'?
123 | struct device_node *__free(device_nod) dn = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node,
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/cleanup.h:213:33: note: expanded from macro '__free'
213 | #define __free(_name) __cleanup(__free_##_name)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<scratch space>:42:1: note: expanded from here
42 | __free_device_nod
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/of.h:138:1: note: '__free_device_node' declared here
138 | DEFINE_FREE(device_node, struct device_node *, if (_T) of_node_put(_T))
| ^
include/linux/cleanup.h:211:30: note: expanded from macro 'DEFINE_FREE'
211 | static __always_inline void __free_##_name(void *p) { _type _T = *(_type *)p; _free; }
| ^
<scratch space>:227:1: note: expanded from here
227 | __free_device_node
| ^
1 error generated.
vim +123 drivers/interconnect/imx/imx.c
116
117 static int imx_icc_node_init_qos(struct icc_provider *provider,
118 struct icc_node *node)
119 {
120 struct imx_icc_node *node_data = node->data;
121 const struct imx_icc_node_adj_desc *adj = node_data->desc->adj;
122 struct device *dev = provider->dev;
> 123 struct device_node *__free(device_nod) dn = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node,
124 adj->phandle_name, 0);
125 struct platform_device *pdev;
126
127 if (adj->main_noc) {
128 node_data->qos_dev = dev;
129 dev_dbg(dev, "icc node %s[%d] is main noc itself\n",
130 node->name, node->id);
131 } else {
132 if (!dn) {
133 dev_warn(dev, "Failed to parse %s\n",
134 adj->phandle_name);
135 return -ENODEV;
136 }
137 /* Allow scaling to be disabled on a per-node basis */
138 if (!of_device_is_available(dn)) {
139 dev_warn(dev, "Missing property %s, skip scaling %s\n",
140 adj->phandle_name, node->name);
141 return 0;
142 }
143
144 pdev = of_find_device_by_node(dn);
145 if (!pdev) {
146 dev_warn(dev, "node %s[%d] missing device for %pOF\n",
147 node->name, node->id, dn);
148 return -EPROBE_DEFER;
149 }
150 node_data->qos_dev = &pdev->dev;
151 dev_dbg(dev, "node %s[%d] has device node %pOF\n",
152 node->name, node->id, dn);
153 }
154
155 return dev_pm_qos_add_request(node_data->qos_dev,
156 &node_data->qos_req,
157 DEV_PM_QOS_MIN_FREQUENCY, 0);
158 }
159
--
0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service
https://github.com/intel/lkp-tests/wiki
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