[PATCH v3 0/3] Input: applespi - fixes for DMA timeout, UAF, and NULL pointer dereference

[Shih-Yuan Lee]

Hi Dmitry and the linux-input community,

This patch series addresses a long-standing DMA initialization timeout on the 
early 2015 12" MacBook (MacBook8,1) on any boot (including cold boot), as well 
as two pre-existing, high-severity UAF/NULL-pointer bugs in the applespi driver.

Changes in v3:
  - Added a `force_pio` module parameter to applespi to allow users to manually 
    disable DMA for SPI transfers.
  - Resolved the execute-after-free vulnerability by unconditionally restoring 
    the original can_dma callback (even if NULL) in the driver remove path.
  - Fixed the probe timing issue by applying the can_dma override at the very 
    beginning of applespi_probe() so that all early initialization transfers 
    safely use PIO mode, and properly restoring it in all probe error paths.
  - Documented the Bugzilla link in the commit message of Patch 1.
  - Format the `force_pio` description style to match other parameters.

Changes in v2:
  - Fixed an unbind/remove execute-after-free vulnerability by storing and 
    restoring the host controller's original can_dma callback in applespi_probe() 
    and applespi_remove().
  - Split the fixes into a 3-patch logical series.

Patch 1 introduces a DMI quirk and a `force_pio` module parameter in applespi.c 
to disable DMA. It overrides the shared controller's can_dma callback at the 
very beginning of applespi_probe() and restores it in all failure and removal 
paths.

Patch 2 fixes a pre-existing UAF vulnerability in the driver unbind path by 
explicitly calling cancel_work_sync() on the asynchronous registration worker 
work struct before devres frees the driver private data.

Patch 3 fixes a pre-existing race condition in the debugfs interface where 
userspace could open the tp_dim file before the asynchronous worker has 
finished initializing applespi->touchpad_input_dev, leading to a NULL 
pointer dereference. We resolve this using smp_load_acquire() and checking 
for NULL.

Best regards,
Shih-Yuan Lee

Shih-Yuan Lee (3):
  Input: applespi - force PIO mode on MacBook8,1
  Input: applespi - cancel pending work on driver remove
  Input: applespi - fix NULL pointer dereference in tp_dim open

 drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

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