From: Shih-Yuan Lee <fourdollars@debian.org>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>,
Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Cc: Daniel Mack <daniel@zonque.org>,
Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@gmail.com>,
Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@free.fr>,
Shih-Yuan Lee <fourdollars@debian.org>,
linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-spi@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 2/3] Input: applespi - fix NULL pointer dereference in tp_dim open
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:49:36 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260711114937.16670-3-fourdollars@debian.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260711114937.16670-1-fourdollars@debian.org>
The tp_dim debugfs file is registered synchronously during driver probe
in applespi_probe(). However, the applespi->touchpad_input_dev is
initialized and registered asynchronously in the driver's worker thread.
If a userspace process opens the debugfs file before the worker thread
has completed initialization, applespi_tp_dim_open() will dereference
the NULL applespi->touchpad_input_dev pointer, causing a kernel panic.
Fix this by using smp_load_acquire() to safely load touchpad_input_dev
and return -ENODEV if it is not yet initialized.
Signed-off-by: Shih-Yuan Lee <fourdollars@debian.org>
---
drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c
index 3bdb9e7cfb8b..4d339445e9c7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c
@@ -963,12 +963,18 @@ static void applespi_debug_update_dimensions(struct applespi_data *applespi,
static int applespi_tp_dim_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct applespi_data *applespi = inode->i_private;
+ struct input_dev *touchpad;
file->private_data = applespi;
+ /* Pairs with smp_store_release in applespi_register_touchpad_device() */
+ touchpad = smp_load_acquire(&applespi->touchpad_input_dev);
+ if (!touchpad)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
snprintf(applespi->tp_dim_val, sizeof(applespi->tp_dim_val),
"0x%.4x %dx%d+%u+%u\n",
- applespi->touchpad_input_dev->id.product,
+ touchpad->id.product,
applespi->tp_dim_min_x, applespi->tp_dim_min_y,
applespi->tp_dim_max_x - applespi->tp_dim_min_x,
applespi->tp_dim_max_y - applespi->tp_dim_min_y);
--
2.39.5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-11 11:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20260711055247.5412-1-fourdollars@debian.org>
2026-07-11 11:49 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] Input/SPI: fixes for MacBook8,1 DMA timeout, UAF, and NULL pointer dereference Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 11:49 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] Input: applespi - cancel pending work on driver remove Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 11:49 ` Shih-Yuan Lee [this message]
2026-07-11 11:49 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] spi: pxa2xx: disable DMA for Apple MacBook8,1 Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 13:11 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] Input/SPI: fixes for MacBook8,1 DMA timeout, UAF, and NULL pointer dereference Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 13:11 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] Input: applespi - cancel pending work on driver remove Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 13:11 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] Input: applespi - fix NULL pointer dereference in tp_dim open Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 13:11 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] spi: pxa2xx: disable DMA for Apple MacBook8,1 Shih-Yuan Lee
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