From: Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>
To: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Cc: valentina.manea.m@gmail.com, shuah@kernel.org, i@zenithal.me,
gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org,
syzbot+af76b01c9a0f0ab60fb0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com,
Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] usbip: usbip_host: fix null pointer dereference in
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 10:07:59 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260807043759.12218-1-jeffinphilip14@gmail.com> (raw)
rebind_store calls do_rebind which dereferences udev without
checking if it is NULL. If busid is registered using match_busid
but the device is never bound to the driver or it is never present
in the first place, it triggers a null pointer dereference when we
attempt to rebind the device. Fix this by checking explicitly for
udev first and returning -ENODEV if udev is NULL. Add usb_get_dev
in addition to the null check to get a reference to udev to prevent
udev from becoming NULL after the check. Drop the reference after
using it in do_rebind().
Reported-by: syzbot+af76b01c9a0f0ab60fb0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=af76b01c9a0f0ab60fb0
Fixes: 4bfb141bc013 ("usbip: usbip_host: fix to hold parent lock for device_attach() calls")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- Addressed concerns raised by the maintainer in v1 discussion
- Added usb_get_dev() to get a reference to udev preventing
it from becoming null after the null check. Drop the reference
after using it in do_rebind()
---
drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c
index 79110a69d697..c911626427dc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_main.c
@@ -256,12 +256,21 @@ static ssize_t rebind_store(struct device_driver *dev, const char *buf,
if (!bid)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (!bid->udev) {
+ put_busid_priv(bid);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ /* get a reference to udev to prevent it from becoming NULL */
+ usb_get_dev(bid->udev);
/* mark the device for deletion so probe ignores it during rescan */
bid->status = STUB_BUSID_OTHER;
/* release the busid lock */
put_busid_priv(bid);
ret = do_rebind((char *) buf, bid);
+ /* we finished using udev and don't need the reference anymore, drop it */
+ usb_put_dev(bid->udev);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
--
2.55.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-07 4:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-07 4:37 Jeffin Philip [this message]
2026-08-07 6:00 ` [PATCH v2] usbip: usbip_host: fix null pointer dereference in Greg KH
2026-08-07 10:18 ` Jeffin Philip
2026-08-07 13:09 ` Greg KH
2026-08-07 15:36 ` Jeffin Philip
2026-08-08 16:07 ` Jeffin Philip
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