From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Yu Zhang" <yuz08559@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_printer: fix pnp_string use-after-free on reconfigure
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:14:09 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-172550@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261015084658.70918-1-yuz08559@gmail.com>
> f_printer_opts_pnp_string_store() replaces opts->pnp_string with
> kfree(old) + kstrndup(new) under opts->lock only, with no opts->refcnt
> guard, so the IEEE-1284 ID string can be changed while the function is
> bound and the gadget is enumerated.
>
> printer_func_setup() answers the host GET_DEVICE_ID class request from
> (soft)irq context and reads the string with no lock:
>
> value = strlen(*dev->pnp_string);
> ...
> memcpy(buf + 2, *dev->pnp_string, value);
>
> dev->pnp_string points at &opts->pnp_string, so a concurrent configfs
> write that frees the old string races the setup read -> use-after-free.
>
> [ ... ]
> function is not linked into a gadget.
>
> Fixes: 24b7ba2f88e0 ("usb: gadget: function: fix dangling pnp_string in f_printer.c")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Yu Zhang <yuz08559@gmail.com>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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2026-10-15 8:46 [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_printer: fix pnp_string use-after-free on reconfigure Yu Zhang
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