[PATCH] mux: fix use-after-free and node leak in mux_get()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Mon Apr 06 2026 - 23:55:30 EST


In mux_get(), after obtaining args.np via of_parse_phandle_with_args(),
of_node_put(args.np) was called immediately. However, args.np is still
used in error paths for dev_err() printing. This leads to a use-after-
free when those error branches are taken.

Fix both issues by moving of_node_put(args.np) after all usage of
args.np, and introducing a common error label "put_and_ret_err" to
centralize node release. Also add missing of_node_put() in all error
path.

Fixes: 84564481bc45 ("mux: Add support for reading mux state from consumer DT node")

Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mux/core.c | 21 +++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mux/core.c b/drivers/mux/core.c
index a3840fe0995f..517ad3075196 100644
--- a/drivers/mux/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mux/core.c
@@ -564,9 +564,10 @@ static struct mux_control *mux_get(struct device *dev, const char *mux_name,
}

mux_chip = of_find_mux_chip_by_node(args.np);
- of_node_put(args.np);
- if (!mux_chip)
- return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+ if (!mux_chip) {
+ ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+ goto put_and_ret_err;
+ }

controller = 0;
if (state) {
@@ -575,7 +576,8 @@ static struct mux_control *mux_get(struct device *dev, const char *mux_name,
dev_err(dev, "%pOF: wrong #mux-state-cells for %pOF\n",
np, args.np);
put_device(&mux_chip->dev);
- return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto put_and_ret_err;
}

if (args.args_count == 2) {
@@ -591,7 +593,8 @@ static struct mux_control *mux_get(struct device *dev, const char *mux_name,
dev_err(dev, "%pOF: wrong #mux-control-cells for %pOF\n",
np, args.np);
put_device(&mux_chip->dev);
- return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto put_and_ret_err;
}

if (args.args_count)
@@ -602,10 +605,16 @@ static struct mux_control *mux_get(struct device *dev, const char *mux_name,
dev_err(dev, "%pOF: bad mux controller %u specified in %pOF\n",
np, controller, args.np);
put_device(&mux_chip->dev);
- return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto put_and_ret_err;
}

+ of_node_put(args.np);
return &mux_chip->mux[controller];
+
+put_and_ret_err:
+ of_node_put(args.np);
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
}

/**
--
2.34.1