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authorSven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@gmail.com>2019-04-26 14:36:35 -0400
committerAlexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>2019-04-29 15:53:43 +0200
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rtc: 88pm860x: prevent use-after-free on device remove
The device's remove() attempts to shut down the delayed_work scheduled on the kernel-global workqueue by calling flush_scheduled_work(). Unfortunately, flush_scheduled_work() does not prevent the delayed_work from re-scheduling itself. The delayed_work might run after the device has been removed, and touch the already de-allocated info structure. This is a potential use-after-free. Fix by calling cancel_delayed_work_sync() during remove(): this ensures that the delayed work is properly cancelled, is no longer running, and is not able to re-schedule itself. This issue was detected with the help of Coccinelle. Signed-off-by: Sven Van Asbroeck <TheSven73@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>
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