From: Manish Khadka <maskmemanish@gmail.com>
To: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Hans de Goede <hansg@kernel.org>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>,
Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] HID: letsketch: fix UAF on inrange_timer at driver unbind
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 22:27:00 +0545 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260515164200.77039-1-maskmemanish@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260515155838.B4247C2BCB3@smtp.kernel.org>
letsketch_driver does not provide a .remove callback, but
letsketch_probe() arms a per-device timer:
timer_setup(&data->inrange_timer, letsketch_inrange_timeout, 0);
The timer is re-armed from letsketch_raw_event() with a 100 ms
timeout on every pen-in-range report, and its callback dereferences
data->input_tablet to deliver a synthetic BTN_TOOL_PEN release.
letsketch_data is allocated with devm_kzalloc(), and its input_dev
fields are devm-allocated via letsketch_setup_input_tablet(). On
device unbind (USB unplug or rmmod), the HID core runs its default
teardown and devm cleanup frees both letsketch_data and the input
devices. Because no .remove callback exists, nothing drains the
timer first: if raw_event armed it within ~100 ms of the unbind,
the pending timer fires on freed memory. This is a UAF read of
data and of data->input_tablet, followed by input_report_key() /
input_sync() into the freed input_dev.
The same problem can occur on the probe error path: if
hid_hw_start() enabled I/O on an always-poll-quirk device and then
failed, raw_event may have armed the timer before devm releases
data.
Fix by adding a .remove callback that calls hid_hw_stop() first.
hid_hw_stop() synchronously kills the URBs that deliver raw_event(),
so once it returns no path can re-arm the timer. timer_shutdown_sync()
then drains any in-flight callback and permanently disables further
mod_timer() calls. Apply the same timer_shutdown_sync() in the probe
error path so the timer is guaranteed not to outlive data.
Fixes: 33a5c2793451 ("HID: Add new Letsketch tablet driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Manish Khadka <maskmemanish@gmail.com>
---
v1 -> v2:
- Drop the spinlock_t and bool removing fields and their uses
(and the <linux/cleanup.h> include): hid_hw_stop() synchronously
kills URBs, so once it returns no raw_event can re-arm the timer
and an explicit gate is unnecessary.
- Use timer_shutdown_sync() in place of timer_delete_sync(), which
also makes the probe error path safe against a stray mod_timer()
that an always-poll-quirk hid_hw_start() failure could leave
behind.
- Drain the timer in the probe error path via a unified
err_shutdown_timer label.
Thanks to Sashiko AI review for both points.
drivers/hid/hid-letsketch.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-letsketch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-letsketch.c
index 11e21f988723..b52e93a91ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-letsketch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-letsketch.c
@@ -296,13 +296,42 @@ static int letsketch_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *
ret = letsketch_setup_input_tablet(data);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto err_shutdown_timer;
ret = letsketch_setup_input_tablet_pad(data);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto err_shutdown_timer;
+
+ ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_shutdown_timer;
- return hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW);
+ return 0;
+
+err_shutdown_timer:
+ /*
+ * Drain any pending callback and permanently disable the timer
+ * before devm releases data: if hid_hw_start() enabled I/O on an
+ * always-poll-quirk device and then failed, raw_event may have
+ * armed the timer already.
+ */
+ timer_shutdown_sync(&data->inrange_timer);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void letsketch_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
+{
+ struct letsketch_data *data = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+
+ /*
+ * hid_hw_stop() synchronously kills the URBs that deliver
+ * raw_event(), so once it returns no path can re-arm
+ * inrange_timer. timer_shutdown_sync() then drains any
+ * in-flight callback and permanently disables further
+ * mod_timer() calls before devm releases data.
+ */
+ hid_hw_stop(hdev);
+ timer_shutdown_sync(&data->inrange_timer);
}
static const struct hid_device_id letsketch_devices[] = {
@@ -315,6 +344,7 @@ static struct hid_driver letsketch_driver = {
.name = "letsketch",
.id_table = letsketch_devices,
.probe = letsketch_probe,
+ .remove = letsketch_remove,
.raw_event = letsketch_raw_event,
};
module_hid_driver(letsketch_driver);
--
2.43.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-15 16:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-15 15:35 [PATCH] HID: letsketch: fix UAF on inrange_timer at driver unbind Manish Khadka
2026-05-15 15:58 ` sashiko-bot
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