From: syzbot <syzbot+abcedffc9201f2bb66c2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com
Subject: [syzbot] [input?] [usb?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in k90_backlight_work
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:14:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6a91a5d2.4d659fcc.734b4.0021.GAE@google.com> (raw)
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 73e3f0710014 Merge tag 'nfs-for-7.3-1' of git://git.linux-..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17a76579580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=9efed59cf70d6280
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=abcedffc9201f2bb66c2
compiler: Debian clang version 22.1.8 (++20260613092233+e80beda6e255-1~exp1~20260613092250.77), Debian LLD 22.1.8
Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.
Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/ef9dc2fd7978/disk-73e3f071.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/1de9c5b90e55/vmlinux-73e3f071.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/79167e663675/bzImage-73e3f071.xz
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Reported-by: syzbot+abcedffc9201f2bb66c2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in k90_backlight_work+0x174/0x1c0 drivers/hid/hid-corsair.c:209
Read of size 1 at addr ffff888026a23b00 by task kworker/1:3/5600
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5600 Comm: kworker/1:3 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Workqueue: events k90_backlight_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description+0x55/0x1e0 mm/kasan/report.c:378
print_report+0x58/0x70 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0x117/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595
k90_backlight_work+0x174/0x1c0 drivers/hid/hid-corsair.c:209
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
kthread+0x38b/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
Allocated by task 11427:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:57 [inline]
kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:78
poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398 [inline]
__kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:415
kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263 [inline]
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x3d5/0x680 mm/slub.c:5563
_kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:991 [inline]
_kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1312 [inline]
k90_init_backlight drivers/hid/hid-corsair.c:430 [inline]
corsair_probe+0x627/0xbc0 drivers/hid/hid-corsair.c:589
__hid_device_probe drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2839 [inline]
hid_device_probe+0x46a/0x870 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2878
call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
really_probe+0x254/0xae0 drivers/base/dd.c:706
__driver_probe_device+0x1e8/0x360 drivers/base/dd.c:868
driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:898
__device_attach_driver+0x270/0x410 drivers/base/dd.c:1026
bus_for_each_drv+0x25b/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500
__device_attach+0x2c7/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1098
device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1153
bus_probe_device+0x12d/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:620
device_add+0x7d7/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3776
hid_add_device+0x272/0x3e0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:3065
usbhid_probe+0x9dc/0xde0 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:1452
usb_probe_interface+0x788/0xe50 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:399
call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
really_probe+0x254/0xae0 drivers/base/dd.c:706
__driver_probe_device+0x1e8/0x360 drivers/base/dd.c:868
driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:898
__device_attach_driver+0x270/0x410 drivers/base/dd.c:1026
bus_for_each_drv+0x25b/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500
__device_attach+0x2c7/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1098
device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1153
bus_probe_device+0x12d/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:620
device_add+0x7d7/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3776
usb_set_configuration+0x1ad8/0x2180 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2268
usb_generic_driver_probe+0x8d/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:250
usb_probe_device+0x1c3/0x3b0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
really_probe+0x254/0xae0 drivers/base/dd.c:706
__driver_probe_device+0x1e8/0x360 drivers/base/dd.c:868
driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:898
__device_attach_driver+0x270/0x410 drivers/base/dd.c:1026
bus_for_each_drv+0x25b/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500
__device_attach+0x2c7/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1098
device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1153
bus_probe_device+0x12d/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:620
device_add+0x7d7/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3776
usb_new_device+0x99a/0x1680 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2708
hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5580 [inline]
hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5720 [inline]
port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5884 [inline]
hub_event+0x28cf/0x4cf0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5966
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3470
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551
kthread+0x38b/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
Freed by task 11427:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:57 [inline]
kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:78
kasan_save_free_info+0x40/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:584
poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:253 [inline]
__kasan_slab_free+0x5c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:285
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:235 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2748 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:6499 [inline]
kfree+0x1c5/0x6d0 mm/slub.c:6792
hid_device_remove+0xc8/0x1d0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2897
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