* [PATCH v3 2/4] HID: roccat: use device_is_registered() to check whether device is available
2026-09-16 8:00 [PATCH v3 1/4] HID: roccat: fix locking in roccat_connect() and roccat_disconnect() Dmitry Antipov
@ 2026-09-16 8:00 ` Dmitry Antipov
2026-09-16 8:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 8:00 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] HID: roccat: fix device access in roccat_release() Dmitry Antipov
2026-09-16 8:00 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] HID: roccat: use kref to manage device instances Dmitry Antipov
2 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dmitry Antipov @ 2026-09-16 8:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires; +Cc: linux-input, lvc-project, Dmitry Antipov
Introduce roccat_device_available() to check whether device
is actually available (i.e. not disconnected), thus removing
explicit 'exist' flag from 'struct roccat_device'.
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
---
v3: initial version to join the series
---
drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c | 17 +++++++++--------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
index 5deb6da8d4f7..454b201c0524 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ struct roccat_device {
unsigned int minor;
int report_size;
int open;
- int exist;
wait_queue_head_t wait;
struct device *dev;
struct hid_device *hid;
@@ -70,6 +69,11 @@ static struct roccat_device *devices[ROCCAT_MAX_DEVICES];
/* protects modifications of devices array */
static DEFINE_MUTEX(devices_lock);
+static bool roccat_device_available(struct roccat_device *device)
+{
+ return device->dev ? device_is_registered(device->dev) : false;
+}
+
static void roccat_free_device(struct roccat_device *device)
{
int i;
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ static ssize_t roccat_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
break;
}
- if (!device->exist) {
+ if (!roccat_device_available(device)) {
retval = -EIO;
break;
}
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ static __poll_t roccat_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
poll_wait(file, &reader->device->wait, wait);
if (reader->cbuf_start != reader->device->cbuf_end)
return EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
- if (!reader->device->exist)
+ if (!roccat_device_available(reader->device))
return EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP;
return 0;
}
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ static int roccat_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
if (!--device->open) {
/* removing last reader */
- if (device->exist) {
+ if (roccat_device_available(device)) {
hid_hw_power(device->hid, PM_HINT_NORMAL);
hid_hw_close(device->hid);
} else {
@@ -350,7 +354,6 @@ int roccat_connect(const struct class *klass, struct hid_device *hid, int report
mutex_init(&device->cbuf_lock);
device->minor = minor;
device->hid = hid;
- device->exist = 1;
device->cbuf_end = 0;
device->report_size = report_size;
@@ -369,10 +372,8 @@ void roccat_disconnect(int minor)
mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
device = devices[minor];
- device->exist = 0; /* TODO exist maybe not needed */
-
device_destroy(device->dev->class, MKDEV(roccat_major, minor));
-
+ device->dev = NULL;
devices[minor] = NULL;
if (device->open) {
--
2.55.0
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2026-09-16 8:00 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] HID: roccat: use device_is_registered() to check whether device is available Dmitry Antipov
@ 2026-09-16 8:09 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-09-16 8:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dmitry Antipov; +Cc: dmitry.torokhov, linux-input
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] hid: roccat: UAF/NULL deref in roccat_device_available() during disconnect
--
commit cd1f0994ff4ff722b51fd011ca302365c749f4ad
Author: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
HID: roccat: use device_is_registered() to check whether device is available
This commit introduces roccat_device_available() to check whether a device
is actually available by calling device_is_registered(device->dev), replacing
the explicit 'exist' flag from 'struct roccat_device'.
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
> index 5deb6da8d4f74..454b201c0524b 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -70,6 +69,11 @@ static struct roccat_device *devices[ROCCAT_MAX_DEVICES];
> /* protects modifications of devices array */
> static DEFINE_MUTEX(devices_lock);
>
> +static bool roccat_device_available(struct roccat_device *device)
> +{
> + return device->dev ? device_is_registered(device->dev) : false;
> +}
> +
[Severity: High]
Does this introduce a Use-After-Free or NULL pointer dereference race?
When roccat_device_available() is called, device->dev is evaluated. If a
concurrent thread calls roccat_disconnect() and frees the device structure via
device_destroy(), device_is_registered(device->dev) may access freed memory.
Also, a compiler double-fetch could result in a direct NULL pointer dereference.
[ ... ]
> @@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ static ssize_t roccat_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
> retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
> break;
> }
> - if (!device->exist) {
> + if (!roccat_device_available(device)) {
> retval = -EIO;
> break;
> }
[Severity: High]
Can this race occur here?
roccat_read() calls roccat_device_available() without holding devices_lock.
This means the device's availability is evaluated locklessly while
roccat_disconnect() might be tearing down the device.
[ ... ]
> @@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ static __poll_t roccat_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
> poll_wait(file, &reader->device->wait, wait);
> if (reader->cbuf_start != reader->device->cbuf_end)
> return EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
> - if (!reader->device->exist)
> + if (!roccat_device_available(reader->device))
> return EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP;
> return 0;
> }
[Severity: High]
Similarly, roccat_poll() calls roccat_device_available() without holding
devices_lock, exposing it to the same race condition as roccat_read().
[ ... ]
> @@ -369,10 +372,8 @@ void roccat_disconnect(int minor)
> mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
> device = devices[minor];
>
> - device->exist = 0; /* TODO exist maybe not needed */
> -
> device_destroy(device->dev->class, MKDEV(roccat_major, minor));
> -
> + device->dev = NULL;
> devices[minor] = NULL;
>
> if (device->open) {
[Severity: High]
Could this teardown path trigger the race?
roccat_disconnect() holds devices_lock, destroys and drops the reference to
the device with device_destroy(), and then nullifies device->dev.
Since roccat_read() and roccat_poll() don't hold devices_lock, they can
dereference device->dev concurrently just before or as it is being freed.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260916080013.56388-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru?part=2
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* [PATCH v3 3/4] HID: roccat: fix device access in roccat_release()
2026-09-16 8:00 [PATCH v3 1/4] HID: roccat: fix locking in roccat_connect() and roccat_disconnect() Dmitry Antipov
2026-09-16 8:00 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] HID: roccat: use device_is_registered() to check whether device is available Dmitry Antipov
@ 2026-09-16 8:00 ` Dmitry Antipov
2026-09-16 8:00 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] HID: roccat: use kref to manage device instances Dmitry Antipov
2 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dmitry Antipov @ 2026-09-16 8:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires
Cc: linux-input, lvc-project, Dmitry Antipov, Sashiko
In roccat_release(), access the device using file-specific
reader data rather than global array, thus preventing the
case when original device was disconnected and a new device
has connected using the same slot indexed by minor number.
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260902094551.200587-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru?part=2
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
---
v3: unchanged since v2
v2: initial version to join the series
---
drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c | 13 ++++---------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
index 454b201c0524..1e1a76c453bd 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
@@ -215,24 +215,19 @@ static int roccat_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
static int roccat_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
- unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
struct roccat_reader *reader = file->private_data;
- struct roccat_device *device;
-
- mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
+ struct roccat_device *device = reader->device;
- device = devices[minor];
- if (!device) {
- mutex_unlock(&devices_lock);
- pr_emerg("roccat device with minor %d doesn't exist\n", minor);
+ if (WARN_ON(!device))
return -ENODEV;
- }
mutex_lock(&device->readers_lock);
list_del(&reader->node);
mutex_unlock(&device->readers_lock);
kfree(reader);
+ mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
+
if (!--device->open) {
/* removing last reader */
if (roccat_device_available(device)) {
--
2.55.0
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2026-09-16 8:00 [PATCH v3 1/4] HID: roccat: fix locking in roccat_connect() and roccat_disconnect() Dmitry Antipov
2026-09-16 8:00 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] HID: roccat: use device_is_registered() to check whether device is available Dmitry Antipov
2026-09-16 8:00 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] HID: roccat: fix device access in roccat_release() Dmitry Antipov
@ 2026-09-16 8:00 ` Dmitry Antipov
2026-09-16 8:17 ` sashiko-bot
2 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dmitry Antipov @ 2026-09-16 8:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires
Cc: linux-input, lvc-project, Dmitry Antipov,
syzbot+d632e93ffcd1452bc61e
Use kref to manage 'struct roccat_device' instances and fix both memory
leaks and UaF-triggering races between roccat_open()/roccat_release()
and roccat_connect()/roccat_disconnect() pairs. To avoid the scenario
when opened device is disconnected and its slot indexed by minor number
is reused by another device, release the slot in roccat_free_device()
rather than in roccat_disconnect(). This way, there is a time frame when
disconnected device may still occupy the slot; to reject such a device,
add extra roccat_device_available() checks to roccat_open() and
roccat_ioctl(). Add extra WARN_ON() device check to roccat_disconnect()
and a few debugging quirks to roccat_free_device() as well.
Reported-by: syzbot+d632e93ffcd1452bc61e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d632e93ffcd1452bc61e
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260902094551.200587-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru?part=2
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
---
v3: release device slot in roccat_free_device(), add required checks
to roccat_open() and roccat_ioctl(), few more debugging quirks
v2: unconditionally get/put device reference during
first open and last close, respectively (Sashiko)
---
drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
index 1e1a76c453bd..bdf885750929 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct roccat_device {
unsigned int minor;
int report_size;
int open;
+ struct kref ref;
wait_queue_head_t wait;
struct device *dev;
struct hid_device *hid;
@@ -74,12 +75,20 @@ static bool roccat_device_available(struct roccat_device *device)
return device->dev ? device_is_registered(device->dev) : false;
}
-static void roccat_free_device(struct roccat_device *device)
+static void roccat_free_device(struct kref *ref)
{
+ struct roccat_device *device;
int i;
+ WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&devices_lock));
+
+ device = container_of(ref, struct roccat_device, ref);
for (i = 0; i < ROCCAT_CBUF_SIZE; i++)
kfree(device->cbuf[i].value);
+
+ devices[device->minor] = NULL;
+ mutex_destroy(&device->readers_lock);
+ mutex_destroy(&device->cbuf_lock);
kfree(device);
}
@@ -173,7 +182,7 @@ static int roccat_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
device = devices[minor];
- if (!device) {
+ if (!device || !roccat_device_available(device)) {
pr_emerg("roccat device with minor %d doesn't exist\n", minor);
error = -ENODEV;
goto exit_err_devices;
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ static int roccat_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
--device->open;
goto exit_err_readers;
}
+ kref_get(&device->ref);
}
reader->device = device;
@@ -233,9 +243,8 @@ static int roccat_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
if (roccat_device_available(device)) {
hid_hw_power(device->hid, PM_HINT_NORMAL);
hid_hw_close(device->hid);
- } else {
- roccat_free_device(device);
}
+ kref_put(&device->ref, roccat_free_device);
}
mutex_unlock(&devices_lock);
@@ -347,6 +356,7 @@ int roccat_connect(const struct class *klass, struct hid_device *hid, int report
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->readers);
mutex_init(&device->readers_lock);
mutex_init(&device->cbuf_lock);
+ kref_init(&device->ref);
device->minor = minor;
device->hid = hid;
device->cbuf_end = 0;
@@ -366,18 +376,20 @@ void roccat_disconnect(int minor)
mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
device = devices[minor];
+ if (WARN_ON(!device))
+ goto out;
- device_destroy(device->dev->class, MKDEV(roccat_major, minor));
- device->dev = NULL;
- devices[minor] = NULL;
+ if (!WARN_ON(!roccat_device_available(device))) {
+ device_destroy(device->dev->class, MKDEV(roccat_major, minor));
+ device->dev = NULL;
+ }
if (device->open) {
hid_hw_close(device->hid);
wake_up_interruptible(&device->wait);
- } else {
- roccat_free_device(device);
}
-
+ kref_put(&device->ref, roccat_free_device);
+out:
mutex_unlock(&devices_lock);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(roccat_disconnect);
@@ -392,7 +404,7 @@ static long roccat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
device = devices[minor];
- if (!device) {
+ if (!device || !roccat_device_available(device)) {
retval = -ENODEV;
goto out;
}
--
2.55.0
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@ 2026-09-16 8:17 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-09-16 8:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dmitry Antipov; +Cc: linux-input, dmitry.torokhov
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] hid: roccat: UaF in roccat_device_available() due to unlocked device->dev access
--
commit 8a69ab520bd366b55b30a21617d1af38b7f66c41
Author: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
HID: roccat: use kref to manage device instances
This commit introduces a kref-based lifecycle for roccat_device instances
to resolve memory leaks and use-after-free issues between open/release
and connect/disconnect pairs. The device slot is now released in
roccat_free_device() instead of roccat_disconnect().
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260902094551.200587-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru?part=2
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
> index 1e1a76c453bd2..bdf8857509294 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -366,18 +376,20 @@ void roccat_disconnect(int minor)
>
> mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
> device = devices[minor];
> + if (WARN_ON(!device))
> + goto out;
>
> - device_destroy(device->dev->class, MKDEV(roccat_major, minor));
> - device->dev = NULL;
> - devices[minor] = NULL;
> + if (!WARN_ON(!roccat_device_available(device))) {
> + device_destroy(device->dev->class, MKDEV(roccat_major, minor));
> + device->dev = NULL;
> + }
[Severity: High]
Can an unlocked reader racing with this code trigger a use-after-free?
If a userspace process calls roccat_read() or roccat_poll() on the device
node concurrently with roccat_disconnect(), they will invoke
roccat_device_available().
Since those read and poll paths are unlocked, a thread could see
device->dev as non-NULL in roccat_device_available():
drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c:roccat_device_available() {
return device->dev ? device_is_registered(device->dev) : false;
}
If it is preempted right after the ternary check but before calling
device_is_registered(), and this roccat_disconnect() code then runs,
destroying device->dev and setting it to NULL, the reader thread will
resume and dereference the freed pointer.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260916080013.56388-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru?part=4
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