[PPATCH net v3] net: mana: fix use-after-free in add_adev() error path

From: Guangshuo Li

Date: Mon Mar 23 2026 - 13:31:27 EST


If auxiliary_device_add() fails, add_adev() jumps to add_fail and calls
auxiliary_device_uninit(adev).

The auxiliary device has its release callback set to adev_release(),
which frees the containing struct mana_adev. Since adev is embedded in
struct mana_adev, the subsequent fall-through to init_fail and access
to adev->id may result in a use-after-free.

Fix this by saving the allocated auxiliary device id in a local
variable before calling auxiliary_device_add(), and use that saved id
in the cleanup path after auxiliary_device_uninit().

Fixes: a69839d4327d ("net: mana: Add support for auxiliary device")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reviewed-by: Long Li <longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- explain the UAF in more detail
- retarget to net
- preserve reverse xmas tree order for local variables

v3:
- rebase onto the current net tree

drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index 9017e806ecda..d03f42245ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -3424,6 +3424,7 @@ static int add_adev(struct gdma_dev *gd, const char *name)
{
struct auxiliary_device *adev;
struct mana_adev *madev;
+ int id;
int ret;

madev = kzalloc_obj(*madev);
@@ -3434,7 +3435,8 @@ static int add_adev(struct gdma_dev *gd, const char *name)
ret = mana_adev_idx_alloc();
if (ret < 0)
goto idx_fail;
- adev->id = ret;
+ id = ret;
+ adev->id = id;

adev->name = name;
adev->dev.parent = gd->gdma_context->dev;
@@ -3460,7 +3462,7 @@ static int add_adev(struct gdma_dev *gd, const char *name)
auxiliary_device_uninit(adev);

init_fail:
- mana_adev_idx_free(adev->id);
+ mana_adev_idx_free(id);

idx_fail:
kfree(madev);
--
2.43.0