From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Val Packett" <val@packett.cool>
Cc: devicetree@vger.kernel.org, robh@kernel.org, conor+dt@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] ASoC: codecs: wcd-mbhc: guard against NULL cfg in typec_report_(un)plug
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:17:01 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-179410@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261020170341.1641325-4-val@packett.cool>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] ASoC: codecs: wcd-mbhc: UAF race between typec_report_(un)plug() and deinit()
- [Medium] ASoC: wcd-mbhc: race between wcd_mbhc_start() and typec_report_(un)plug()
--
commit 6517f3fdf1f47c12dda04120bfa0403f19390817
Author: Val Packett <val@packett.cool>
ASoC: codecs: wcd-mbhc: guard against NULL cfg in typec_report_(un)plug
This commit adds a NULL check for mbhc->cfg in
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug() and wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() to guard
against Type-C callbacks firing before wcd_mbhc_start() is called.
> diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
> index 850be84d65ceb..fd40c1686d66a 100644
> --- a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
> +++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
> @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static irqreturn_t wcd_mbhc_mech_plug_detect_irq(int irq, void *data)
> int wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug(struct wcd_mbhc *mbhc)
> {
>
> - if (!mbhc || !mbhc->cfg->typec_analog_mux)
> + if (!mbhc || !mbhc->cfg || !mbhc->cfg->typec_analog_mux)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> if (mbhc->mbhc_cb->clk_setup)
> @@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug);
>
> int wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug(struct wcd_mbhc *mbhc)
> {
> - if (!mbhc || !mbhc->cfg->typec_analog_mux)
> + if (!mbhc || !mbhc->cfg || !mbhc->cfg->typec_analog_mux)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> if (mbhc->mbhc_cb->clk_setup)
[Severity: Medium]
Is checking !mbhc->cfg without holding mbhc->lock sufficient to synchronize
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() and wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug() against
wcd_mbhc_start(), wcd_mbhc_initialise(), and wcd_mbhc_stop()?
In sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c, wcd_mbhc_start() assigns mbhc->cfg
without holding mbhc->lock, before setting mbhc->jack and before
wcd_mbhc_initialise() initializes the hardware:
sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c:wcd_mbhc_start() {
if (!mbhc || !cfg || !jack)
return -EINVAL;
mbhc->cfg = cfg;
mbhc->jack = jack;
return wcd_mbhc_initialise(mbhc);
}
wcd_mbhc_initialise() then calls pm_runtime_get_sync() before taking
mbhc->lock and configuring the registers:
sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c:wcd_mbhc_initialise() {
ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(component->dev);
if (ret < 0 && ret != -EACCES) {
...
return ret;
}
mutex_lock(&mbhc->lock);
...
/* Plug detect is triggered manually if analog goes through USBCC */
if (mbhc->cfg->typec_analog_mux)
wcd_mbhc_write_field(mbhc, WCD_MBHC_L_DET_EN, 0);
else
wcd_mbhc_write_field(mbhc, WCD_MBHC_L_DET_EN, 1);
...
if (mbhc->mbhc_cb->clk_setup)
mbhc->mbhc_cb->clk_setup(component, false);
mutex_unlock(&mbhc->lock);
}
If wcd937x_typec_mux_set() or wcd939x_typec_mux_set() calls
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() while wcd_mbhc_start() is in progress,
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() can observe mbhc->cfg != NULL, enable the MBHC
clock, set WCD_MBHC_L_DET_EN to 1, and schedule mbhc_plug_detect_work
before wcd_mbhc_initialise() has configured the MBHC registers or
mbhc->swap_thr. When wcd_mbhc_initialise() then runs under mbhc->lock, it
will clear WCD_MBHC_L_DET_EN back to 0 and disable clk_setup, breaking the
plug detection state.
Additionally, mbhc->cfg is not cleared if wcd_mbhc_initialise() fails or
when wcd_mbhc_stop() runs. Could wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() and
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug() still execute when MBHC is uninitialized or
stopped?
[Severity: High]
Can wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() and wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug() also
race with wcd_mbhc_deinit(), causing a use-after-free on struct wcd_mbhc
and mbhc->mbhc_plug_detect_work?
As the commit message notes, the platform device's Type-C callbacks are not
synchronized with codec ops. In sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.c (and similarly
in wcd939x.c), wcd937x_typec_mux_set() checks wcd937x->wcd_mbhc and passes
the pointer to wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() or
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug() without holding a lock that serializes
against teardown:
sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.c:wcd937x_typec_mux_set() {
if (!wcd937x->wcd_mbhc)
return -EINVAL;
if (wcd937x->typec_mode != state->mode) {
wcd937x->typec_mode = state->mode;
if (wcd937x->typec_mode == TYPEC_MODE_AUDIO)
return wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug(wcd937x->wcd_mbhc);
else if (previous_mode == TYPEC_MODE_AUDIO)
return wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug(wcd937x->wcd_mbhc);
}
}
During ASoC component removal, wcd937x_soc_codec_remove() calls
wcd937x_mbhc_deinit() -> wcd_mbhc_deinit():
sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.c:wcd937x_mbhc_deinit() {
/* May be accessed by platform dev typec callbacks, clear it first */
wcd937x->wcd_mbhc = NULL;
wcd_mbhc_deinit(mbhc);
}
sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c:wcd_mbhc_deinit() {
...
mutex_lock(&mbhc->lock);
wcd_cancel_hs_detect_plug(mbhc, &mbhc->correct_plug_swch);
cancel_work_sync(&mbhc->mbhc_plug_detect_work);
mutex_unlock(&mbhc->lock);
kfree(mbhc);
}
If wcd937x_typec_mux_set() has already loaded wcd937x->wcd_mbhc before
wcd937x_mbhc_deinit() clears it, wcd_mbhc_deinit() can finish
cancel_work_sync(&mbhc->mbhc_plug_detect_work) and kfree(mbhc) while
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() or wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug() is still
running, dereferencing freed mbhc fields and calling
schedule_work(&mbhc->mbhc_plug_detect_work) on freed memory.
Should the Type-C mux callback and MBHC teardown be synchronized with a
lock that spans the wcd_mbhc_typec_report_plug() /
wcd_mbhc_typec_report_unplug() call and wcd_mbhc_deinit()?
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261020170341.1641325-1-val@packett.cool?part=3
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-20 17:03 [PATCH v3 0/4] ASoC: codecs: wcd937x: add USB Type-C analog audio mux support Val Packett
2026-10-20 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] ASoC: dt-bindings: qcom,wcd937x: Add USB-C graph properties Val Packett
2026-10-20 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] ASoC: codecs: wcd937x: add USB Type-C analog audio mux support Val Packett
2026-10-20 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] ASoC: codecs: wcd-mbhc: guard against NULL cfg in typec_report_(un)plug Val Packett
2026-10-20 17:17 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-20 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] ASoC: codecs: wcd939x: fix ref leak and NULL deref with USB-C audio Val Packett
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