sur40_disconnect() unconditionally freed the sur40_state struct
(which embeds struct video_device vdev) via kfree(), even while a
userspace process could still hold an open file descriptor on the
video device. video_unregister_device() does not wait for open file
descriptors to close before returning, so if a process closed its fd
after disconnect() had already run, v4l2_release() would dereference
the already-freed vdev, resulting in a slab-use-after-free.

Fix this by giving vdev a real .release callback (sur40_video_release)
instead of video_device_release_empty, and move the v4l2_device
unregister and the kfree() calls into it. This defers the actual free
until the last reference to vdev drops to zero, whether that happens
during disconnect() (no fd open) or later when the last open fd is
closed.

Tested-by: syzbot+34957180b0ed2581edaf@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Reported-by: syzbot+34957180b0ed2581edaf@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=34957180b0ed2581edaf
Assisted-by: Claude
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
index 09d8c5f8d09f..bd8d9f6190fb 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ static uint gain = SUR40_GAIN_DEF;
 module_param(gain, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(gain, "set initial gain"
 	SUR40_PARAM_RANGE(SUR40_GAIN_MIN, SUR40_GAIN_MAX));
+static void sur40_video_release(struct video_device *vdev);
 
 static const struct v4l2_pix_format sur40_pix_format[] = {
 	{
@@ -750,6 +751,7 @@ static int sur40_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	sur40->vdev.v4l2_dev = &sur40->v4l2;
 	sur40->vdev.lock = &sur40->lock;
 	sur40->vdev.queue = &sur40->queue;
+	sur40->vdev.release = sur40_video_release;
 	video_set_drvdata(&sur40->vdev, sur40);
 
 	/* initialize the control handler for 4 controls */
@@ -820,6 +822,16 @@ static int sur40_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	return error;
 }
 
+static void  sur40_video_release(struct video_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct sur40_state *sur40 = container_of(
+						vdev, struct sur40_state, vdev);
+
+	v4l2_device_unregister(&sur40->v4l2);
+	kfree(sur40->bulk_in_buffer);
+	kfree(sur40);
+}
+
 /* Unregister device & clean up. */
 static void sur40_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 {
@@ -829,10 +841,6 @@ static void sur40_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&sur40->hdl);
 	video_unregister_device(&sur40->vdev);
-	v4l2_device_unregister(&sur40->v4l2);
-
-	kfree(sur40->bulk_in_buffer);
-	kfree(sur40);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
 	dev_dbg(&interface->dev, "%s is now disconnected\n", DRIVER_DESC);
-- 
2.43.0

On Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM Deepanshu Kartikey
<kartikey406@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> sur40_disconnect() unconditionally freed the sur40_state struct
> (which embeds struct video_device vdev) via kfree(), even while a
> userspace process could still hold an open file descriptor on the
> video device. video_unregister_device() does not wait for open file
> descriptors to close before returning, so if a process closed its fd
> after disconnect() had already run, v4l2_release() would dereference
> the already-freed vdev, resulting in a slab-use-after-free.
>
> Fix this by giving vdev a real .release callback (sur40_video_release)
> instead of video_device_release_empty, and move the v4l2_device
> unregister and the kfree() calls into it. This defers the actual free
> until the last reference to vdev drops to zero, whether that happens
> during disconnect() (no fd open) or later when the last open fd is
> closed.
>
> Tested-by: syzbot+34957180b0ed2581edaf@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Reported-by: syzbot+34957180b0ed2581edaf@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=34957180b0ed2581edaf
> Assisted-by: Claude
> Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
> index 09d8c5f8d09f..bd8d9f6190fb 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
> @@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ static uint gain = SUR40_GAIN_DEF;
>  module_param(gain, uint, 0644);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(gain, "set initial gain"
>         SUR40_PARAM_RANGE(SUR40_GAIN_MIN, SUR40_GAIN_MAX));
> +static void sur40_video_release(struct video_device *vdev);
>
>  static const struct v4l2_pix_format sur40_pix_format[] = {
>         {
> @@ -750,6 +751,7 @@ static int sur40_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
>         sur40->vdev.v4l2_dev = &sur40->v4l2;
>         sur40->vdev.lock = &sur40->lock;
>         sur40->vdev.queue = &sur40->queue;
> +       sur40->vdev.release = sur40_video_release;
>         video_set_drvdata(&sur40->vdev, sur40);
>
>         /* initialize the control handler for 4 controls */
> @@ -820,6 +822,16 @@ static int sur40_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
>         return error;
>  }
>
> +static void  sur40_video_release(struct video_device *vdev)
> +{
> +       struct sur40_state *sur40 = container_of(
> +                                               vdev, struct sur40_state, vdev);
> +
> +       v4l2_device_unregister(&sur40->v4l2);
> +       kfree(sur40->bulk_in_buffer);
> +       kfree(sur40);
> +}
> +
>  /* Unregister device & clean up. */
>  static void sur40_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
>  {
> @@ -829,10 +841,6 @@ static void sur40_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
>
>         v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&sur40->hdl);
>         video_unregister_device(&sur40->vdev);
> -       v4l2_device_unregister(&sur40->v4l2);
> -
> -       kfree(sur40->bulk_in_buffer);
> -       kfree(sur40);
>
>         usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
>         dev_dbg(&interface->dev, "%s is now disconnected\n", DRIVER_DESC);
> --
> 2.43.0
>

Gentle Reminder. Please let me know the status of this patch.

Thanks


Deepanshu