From: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@gmail.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Marco Crivellari <marco.crivellari@suse.com>,
Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>,
William Wu <william.wu@rock-chips.com>,
Yuhao Jiang <danisjiang@gmail.com>,
Ben Hoff <hoff.benjamin.k@gmail.com>,
Terry Junge <linuxhid@cosmicgizmosystems.com>,
Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@gmail.com>,
Andrzej Pietrasiewicz <andrzej.p@collabora.com>,
John Keeping <john@keeping.me.uk>, Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] usb: gadget: f_hid: fix device reference leak in hidg_alloc()
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:12:37 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260413081237.2677048-1-lgs201920130244@gmail.com> (raw)
hidg_alloc() initializes hidg->dev with device_initialize() before
calling dev_set_name(). If dev_set_name() fails, the function currently
jumps to err_unlock and returns without calling put_device().
This leaves the device reference unbalanced and prevents hidg_release()
from being called. Calling put_device() here is also safe, since
hidg_release() only frees resources owned by hidg.
Route the dev_set_name() failure path through err_put_device so the
device reference is dropped properly.
Fixes: 89ff3dfac604 ("usb: gadget: f_hid: fix f_hidg lifetime vs cdev")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@gmail.com>
---
v2:
- correct Fixes tag to 89ff3dfac604
- add Reviewed-by from Johan Hovold
drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
index 3ddfd4f66f0b..2734ebd35bda 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ static struct usb_function *hidg_alloc(struct usb_function_instance *fi)
hidg->dev.devt = MKDEV(major, opts->minor);
ret = dev_set_name(&hidg->dev, "hidg%d", opts->minor);
if (ret)
- goto err_unlock;
+ goto err_put_device;
hidg->bInterfaceSubClass = opts->subclass;
hidg->bInterfaceProtocol = opts->protocol;
@@ -1647,7 +1647,6 @@ static struct usb_function *hidg_alloc(struct usb_function_instance *fi)
err_put_device:
put_device(&hidg->dev);
-err_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&opts->lock);
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
--
2.43.0
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2026-04-13 10:40 ` [PATCH v2] usb: gadget: f_hid: fix device reference leak in hidg_alloc() Greg Kroah-Hartman
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