[PATCH v2 4/4] platform/chrome: cros_ec_chardev: Introduce rwsem for protecting ec_dev
From: Tzung-Bi Shih
Date: Sat May 16 2026 - 10:31:57 EST
Introduce a rwsem for protecting `ec_dev` to prevent Use-After-Free on
the `ec_dev`.
- Writers: In driver's probe() and remove().
- Readers: In file operations.
Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- New to the series.
v1: Doesn't exist.
drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_chardev.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_chardev.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_chardev.c
index 7e046fc56998..450f79759122 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_chardev.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_chardev.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/platform_data/cros_ec_proto.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
struct chardev_pdata {
struct miscdevice misc;
struct kref kref;
+ struct rw_semaphore ec_dev_sem;
struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev;
u16 cmd_offset;
struct blocking_notifier_head subscribers;
@@ -94,12 +96,19 @@ static int ec_get_version(struct chardev_priv *priv, char *str, int maxlen)
msg->command = EC_CMD_GET_VERSION + priv->pdata->cmd_offset;
msg->insize = sizeof(*resp);
- ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(priv->pdata->ec_dev, msg);
- if (ret < 0) {
- snprintf(str, maxlen,
- "Unknown EC version, returned error: %d\n",
- msg->result);
- goto exit;
+ scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &priv->pdata->ec_dev_sem) {
+ if (!priv->pdata->ec_dev) {
+ ret = -ENODEV;
+ goto exit;
+ }
+
+ ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(priv->pdata->ec_dev, msg);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ snprintf(str, maxlen,
+ "Unknown EC version, returned error: %d\n",
+ msg->result);
+ goto exit;
+ }
}
resp = (struct ec_response_get_version *)msg->data;
@@ -122,10 +131,18 @@ static int cros_ec_chardev_mkbp_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
{
struct chardev_priv *priv = container_of(nb, struct chardev_priv,
notifier);
- struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev = priv->pdata->ec_dev;
+ struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev;
struct ec_event *event;
- unsigned long event_bit = 1 << ec_dev->event_data.event_type;
- int total_size = sizeof(*event) + ec_dev->event_size;
+ unsigned long event_bit;
+ int total_size;
+
+ guard(rwsem_read)(&priv->pdata->ec_dev_sem);
+ if (!priv->pdata->ec_dev)
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+ ec_dev = priv->pdata->ec_dev;
+
+ event_bit = 1 << ec_dev->event_data.event_type;
+ total_size = sizeof(*event) + ec_dev->event_size;
if (!(event_bit & priv->event_mask) ||
(priv->event_len + total_size) > CROS_MAX_EVENT_LEN)
@@ -206,8 +223,11 @@ static int cros_ec_chardev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
ret = blocking_notifier_chain_register(&pdata->subscribers,
&priv->notifier);
if (ret) {
- dev_err(pdata->ec_dev->dev,
- "failed to register event notifier\n");
+ scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &pdata->ec_dev_sem) {
+ if (pdata->ec_dev)
+ dev_err(pdata->ec_dev->dev,
+ "failed to register event notifier\n");
+ }
kref_put(&priv->pdata->kref, chardev_pdata_release);
kfree(priv);
}
@@ -330,10 +350,18 @@ static long cros_ec_chardev_ioctl_xcmd(struct chardev_priv *priv, void __user *a
}
s_cmd->command += priv->pdata->cmd_offset;
- ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(priv->pdata->ec_dev, s_cmd);
- /* Only copy data to userland if data was received. */
- if (ret < 0)
- goto exit;
+
+ scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &priv->pdata->ec_dev_sem) {
+ if (!priv->pdata->ec_dev) {
+ ret = -ENODEV;
+ goto exit;
+ }
+
+ ret = cros_ec_cmd_xfer(priv->pdata->ec_dev, s_cmd);
+ /* Only copy data to userland if data was received. */
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto exit;
+ }
if (copy_to_user(arg, s_cmd, sizeof(*s_cmd) + s_cmd->insize))
ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -344,10 +372,15 @@ static long cros_ec_chardev_ioctl_xcmd(struct chardev_priv *priv, void __user *a
static long cros_ec_chardev_ioctl_readmem(struct chardev_priv *priv, void __user *arg)
{
- struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev = priv->pdata->ec_dev;
+ struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev;
struct cros_ec_readmem s_mem = { };
long num;
+ guard(rwsem_read)(&priv->pdata->ec_dev_sem);
+ if (!priv->pdata->ec_dev)
+ return -ENODEV;
+ ec_dev = priv->pdata->ec_dev;
+
/* Not every platform supports direct reads */
if (!ec_dev->cmd_readmem)
return -ENOTTY;
@@ -414,6 +447,7 @@ static int cros_ec_chardev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pdata);
kref_init(&pdata->kref);
+ init_rwsem(&pdata->ec_dev_sem);
pdata->ec_dev = ec->ec_dev;
pdata->cmd_offset = ec->cmd_offset;
BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&pdata->subscribers);
@@ -451,6 +485,8 @@ static void cros_ec_chardev_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&pdata->ec_dev->event_notifier,
&pdata->relay);
+ scoped_guard(rwsem_write, &pdata->ec_dev_sem)
+ pdata->ec_dev = NULL;
misc_deregister(&pdata->misc);
kref_put(&pdata->kref, chardev_pdata_release);
}
--
2.51.0