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From: greearb@candelatech.com
To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Subject: [PATCH wireless-next 07/28] wifi: mac80211:  Fix use-after-free of debugfs inodes.
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:07:09 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260311230730.163348-8-greearb@candelatech.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260311230730.163348-1-greearb@candelatech.com>

From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>

When recursively removing debugfs files, clean up child link
debugfs pointers since the recursive removal will have deleted
their memory.  This fixes use-after-free problem when those child
links are eventually cleaned up.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
---
 net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index 51d2ae232a85..bc2da35db4ae 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -1039,9 +1039,28 @@ static void ieee80211_debugfs_add_netdev(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 void ieee80211_debugfs_remove_netdev(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_link_data *link;
+	int i;
+
 	if (!sdata->vif.debugfs_dir)
 		return;
 
+	/* In case where there were errors on station creation and maybe
+	 * teardown, we may get here with some links still active.  We are
+	 * about to recursively delete debugfs, so remove any pointers the
+	 * links may have.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS; i++) {
+		link = rcu_access_pointer(sdata->link[i]);
+		if (!link)
+			continue;
+
+		link->debugfs_dir = NULL;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(sdata->vif.debugfs_dir);
 	sdata->vif.debugfs_dir = NULL;
 	sdata->debugfs.subdir_stations = NULL;
-- 
2.42.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-11 23:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-11 23:07 [PATCH wireless-next 00/28] iwlwifi + mac80211 stability greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 01/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Check for NULL before lookup greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 02/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Fix un-set return value in error case greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 03/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Add check for null vif in stats callback greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 04/28] wifi: mac80211: Check debugfs creation return values greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 05/28] wifi: mac80211: do not fail taking sta to lower state greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 06/28] wifi: mac80211: Mark sta as uploaded if single transition succeeds greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` greearb [this message]
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 08/28] wifi: mac80211: Debugfs safety checks greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 09/28] wifi: mac80211: Use warn-on-once in drv_remove_chanctxt greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 10/28] wifi: mac80211: Ensure sta debugfs is not double-freed greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 11/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Fix stale reference in fw_id_to_link_sta greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 12/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Improve logging in error cases greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 13/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Remove warning about BAID greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 14/28] wifi: mac80211: Add dmesg log regarding warn-on in drv-stop greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 15/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Fix use-after-free of bss_conf greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 16/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Check for null in iwl_mld_wait_sta_txqs_empty greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 17/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: use warn-on-once in error path greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 18/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Use warn-on-once in emlsr exit logic greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 19/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Improve error message in rx path greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 20/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Improve logging message greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 21/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Protect from null mld_sta greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 22/28] wifi: mac80211: Add force-cleanup call to driver greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 23/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Support force-cleanup op greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 24/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Fix NPE in flush logic greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 25/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Fix bad return address in tx code greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 26/28] wifi: mac80211: Ensure link work-items are only initialized once greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 27/28] wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Convert to WARN_ONCE in link removal path greearb
2026-03-11 23:07 ` [PATCH wireless-next 28/28] wifi: mac80211: Decrease WARN spam greearb
2026-03-12 14:25 ` [syzbot ci] Re: iwlwifi + mac80211 stability syzbot ci
2026-03-12 15:25   ` Ben Greear
2026-03-12 17:44     ` Johannes Berg

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