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However, this timing-based approach is insufficient during power management (PM) transitions. When the PM subsystem starts freezing user space processes, the wait_event_interruptible_timeout() is aborted early, which allows the unbind thread to proceed and nullify the gadget pointer (cdev->gadget =3D NULL): [ 814.123447][ T947] configfs-gadget.g1 gadget.0: uvc: uvc_function_unbin= d() [ 814.178583][ T3173] PM: suspend entry (deep) [ 814.192487][ T3173] Freezing user space processes [ 814.197668][ T947] configfs-gadget.g1 gadget.0: uvc: uvc_function_unbin= d no clean disconnect, wait for release When the PM subsystem resumes or aborts the suspend and tasks are restarted, the V4L2 release path is executed and attempts to access the already nullified gadget pointer, triggering a kernel panic: [ 814.292597][ C0] PM: pm_system_irq_wakeup: 479 triggered dhdpcie_host= _wake [ 814.386727][ T3173] Restarting tasks ... [ 814.403522][ T4558] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at = virtual address 0000000000000030 [ 814.404021][ T4558] pc : usb_gadget_deactivate+0x14/0xf4 [ 814.404031][ T4558] lr : usb_function_deactivate+0x54/0x94 [ 814.404078][ T4558] Call trace: [ 814.404080][ T4558] usb_gadget_deactivate+0x14/0xf4 [ 814.404083][ T4558] usb_function_deactivate+0x54/0x94 [ 814.404087][ T4558] uvc_function_disconnect+0x1c/0x5c [ 814.404092][ T4558] uvc_v4l2_release+0x44/0xac [ 814.404095][ T4558] v4l2_release+0xcc/0x130 This patch fixes these issues by: 1. State Synchronization (flag + mutex) Introduce a 'func_unbound' flag in struct uvc_device. This allows uvc_function_disconnect() to safely skip accessing the nullified cdev->gadget pointer. As suggested by Alan Stern, this flag is protected by a new mutex (uvc->lock) to ensure proper memory ordering and prevent instruction reordering or speculative loads. 2. Explicit Synchronization (completion) Use a completion to synchronize uvc_function_unbind() with the uvc_vdev_release() callback. This prevents Use-After-Free (UAF) by ensuring struct uvc_device is freed after all video device resources are released. Fixes: b81ac4395bbe ("usb: gadget: uvc: allow for application to cleanly sh= utdown") Cc: Suggested-by: Alan Stern Signed-off-by: Jimmy Hu --- v2 -> v3: - Replaced pr_info() with pr_debug() instead of uvcg_info() to stay quiet=20 and avoided potential NULL pointer dereferences on cdev->gadget, as=20 suggested by Greg KH. - Replaced kref-based lifecycle management with a completion to synchronize=20 uvc_function_unbind() with the video device release callback, avoiding=20 redundant reference counting, as suggested by Greg KH. - Added a proper comment for 'lock' in struct uvc_device to describe=20 what it protects, as suggested by Greg KH. v1 -> v2: - Renamed 'func_unbinding' to 'func_unbound' for clearer state semantics. - Added a mutex (uvc->lock) to protect the 'func_unbound' flag and ensure proper memory ordering, as suggested by Alan Stern. - Integrated kref to manage the struct uvc_device lifecycle, allowing the=20 removal of redundant buffer cleanup skip logic in uvc_v4l2_disable(). v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260309053107.2591494-1-hhhuuu@google.com/ v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260224083955.1375032-1-hhhuuu@google.com/ drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uvc.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc.h | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uvc.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/funct= ion/f_uvc.c index 494fdbc4e85b..390156e70df9 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uvc.c +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_uvc.c @@ -413,8 +413,18 @@ uvc_function_disconnect(struct uvc_device *uvc) { int ret; =20 + mutex_lock(&uvc->lock); + if (uvc->func_unbound) { + pr_debug("%s: %s unbound, skipping function deactivate\n", + uvc->func.name, uvc->func.fi->group.cg_item.ci_name); + goto unlock; + } + if ((ret =3D usb_function_deactivate(&uvc->func)) < 0) uvcg_info(&uvc->func, "UVC disconnect failed with %d\n", ret); + +unlock: + mutex_unlock(&uvc->lock); } =20 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------= --- @@ -431,6 +441,15 @@ static ssize_t function_name_show(struct device *dev, =20 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(function_name); =20 +static void uvc_vdev_release(struct video_device *vdev) +{ + struct uvc_device *uvc =3D video_get_drvdata(vdev); + + /* Signal uvc_function_unbind() that the video device has been released */ + if (uvc->vdev_release_done) + complete(uvc->vdev_release_done); +} + static int uvc_register_video(struct uvc_device *uvc) { @@ -443,7 +462,7 @@ uvc_register_video(struct uvc_device *uvc) uvc->vdev.v4l2_dev->dev =3D &cdev->gadget->dev; uvc->vdev.fops =3D &uvc_v4l2_fops; uvc->vdev.ioctl_ops =3D &uvc_v4l2_ioctl_ops; - uvc->vdev.release =3D video_device_release_empty; + uvc->vdev.release =3D uvc_vdev_release; uvc->vdev.vfl_dir =3D VFL_DIR_TX; uvc->vdev.lock =3D &uvc->video.mutex; uvc->vdev.device_caps =3D V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT | V4L2_CAP_STREAMING; @@ -659,6 +678,9 @@ uvc_function_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct u= sb_function *f) int ret =3D -EINVAL; =20 uvcg_info(f, "%s()\n", __func__); + mutex_lock(&uvc->lock); + uvc->func_unbound =3D false; + mutex_unlock(&uvc->lock); =20 opts =3D fi_to_f_uvc_opts(f->fi); /* Sanity check the streaming endpoint module parameters. */ @@ -992,8 +1014,13 @@ static void uvc_function_unbind(struct usb_configurat= ion *c, struct uvc_device *uvc =3D to_uvc(f); struct uvc_video *video =3D &uvc->video; long wait_ret =3D 1; + DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(vdev_release_done); =20 uvcg_info(f, "%s()\n", __func__); + mutex_lock(&uvc->lock); + uvc->func_unbound =3D true; + uvc->vdev_release_done =3D &vdev_release_done; + mutex_unlock(&uvc->lock); =20 kthread_cancel_work_sync(&video->hw_submit); =20 @@ -1029,6 +1056,10 @@ static void uvc_function_unbind(struct usb_configura= tion *c, uvcg_dbg(f, "done waiting for release with ret: %ld\n", wait_ret); } =20 + /* Wait for the video device to be released */ + wait_for_completion(&vdev_release_done); + uvc->vdev_release_done =3D NULL; + usb_ep_free_request(cdev->gadget->ep0, uvc->control_req); kfree(uvc->control_buf); =20 @@ -1047,6 +1078,8 @@ static struct usb_function *uvc_alloc(struct usb_func= tion_instance *fi) return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); =20 mutex_init(&uvc->video.mutex); + mutex_init(&uvc->lock); + uvc->func_unbound =3D true; uvc->state =3D UVC_STATE_DISCONNECTED; init_waitqueue_head(&uvc->func_connected_queue); opts =3D fi_to_f_uvc_opts(fi); diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc.h b/drivers/usb/gadget/functio= n/uvc.h index 676419a04976..6fa98a173a35 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc.h +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc.h @@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ struct uvc_device { enum uvc_state state; struct usb_function func; struct uvc_video video; + struct completion *vdev_release_done; + struct mutex lock; /* protects func_unbound flag */ + bool func_unbound; bool func_connected; wait_queue_head_t func_connected_queue; =20 base-commit: f338e77383789c0cae23ca3d48adcc5e9e137e3c --=20 2.53.0.959.g497ff81fa9-goog