drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
The pointer cdev->os_desc_req need to be set null when kmalloc failed in
composite_os_desc_req_prepare(),otherwise the use-after-free issue will
be encountered in composite_dev_cleanup()
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in composite_dev_cleanup+0xf4/0x2c0
Read of size 8 at addr 0000004827837a00 by task init/1
CPU: 10 PID: 1 Comm: init Tainted: G O 5.10.97-oh #1
kasan_report+0x188/0x1cc
__asan_load8+0xb4/0xbc
composite_dev_cleanup+0xf4/0x2c0
configfs_composite_bind+0x210/0x7ac
udc_bind_to_driver+0xb4/0x1ec
usb_gadget_probe_driver+0xec/0x21c
gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store+0x264/0x27c
Fixes: 37a3a533429e ("usb: gadget: OS Feature Descriptors support")
Signed-off-by: Tao Xue <xuetao09@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: weiwenwen <weiwenwen3@huawei.com>
---
drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
index 8dbc132a505e..385398a039ea 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
@@ -2489,6 +2489,7 @@ int composite_os_desc_req_prepare(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev,
if (!cdev->os_desc_req->buf) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
usb_ep_free_request(ep0, cdev->os_desc_req);
+ cdev->os_desc_req = NULL;
goto end;
}
cdev->os_desc_req->context = cdev;
--
2.17.1
On Sat, Jul 19, 2025 at 12:56:12PM +0800, Tao Xue wrote:
> The pointer cdev->os_desc_req need to be set null when kmalloc failed in
> composite_os_desc_req_prepare(),otherwise the use-after-free issue will
> be encountered in composite_dev_cleanup()
>
> BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in composite_dev_cleanup+0xf4/0x2c0
> Read of size 8 at addr 0000004827837a00 by task init/1
>
> CPU: 10 PID: 1 Comm: init Tainted: G O 5.10.97-oh #1
> kasan_report+0x188/0x1cc
> __asan_load8+0xb4/0xbc
> composite_dev_cleanup+0xf4/0x2c0
> configfs_composite_bind+0x210/0x7ac
> udc_bind_to_driver+0xb4/0x1ec
> usb_gadget_probe_driver+0xec/0x21c
> gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store+0x264/0x27c
>
> Fixes: 37a3a533429e ("usb: gadget: OS Feature Descriptors support")
> Signed-off-by: Tao Xue <xuetao09@huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: weiwenwen <weiwenwen3@huawei.com>
The order of signed-off-by is odd here. And I need a "full" name for
the last one please.
> ---
> drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
> index 8dbc132a505e..385398a039ea 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
> @@ -2489,6 +2489,7 @@ int composite_os_desc_req_prepare(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev,
> if (!cdev->os_desc_req->buf) {
> ret = -ENOMEM;
> usb_ep_free_request(ep0, cdev->os_desc_req);
> + cdev->os_desc_req = NULL;
Can you add a comment here as to why you need to set this to NULL, as it
is not obvious at all.
thanks,
greg k-h
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