[PATCH 1/2] vt: stabilize tty reference in kbd_keycode with tty_port_tty_get

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 03:57:21 EST


From: Joshua Rogers <linux@xxxxxxxxx>

kbd_keycode() reads vc->port.tty without acquiring a tty reference,
racing against con_shutdown() which clears port.tty under a different
lock. Use tty_port_tty_get()/tty_kref_put() to hold a proper reference
for the duration the tty pointer is needed.

Assisted-by: AISLE:Snapshot
Signed-off-by: Joshua Rogers <linux@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
index 763a3f1b7be0..c41d850b29c6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ static void kbd_keycode(unsigned int keycode, int down, bool hw_raw)
struct keyboard_notifier_param param = { .vc = vc, .value = keycode, .down = down };
int rc;

- tty = vc->port.tty;
+ tty = tty_port_tty_get(&vc->port);

if (tty && (!tty->driver_data)) {
/* No driver data? Strange. Okay we fix it then. */
@@ -1497,9 +1497,12 @@ static void kbd_keycode(unsigned int keycode, int down, bool hw_raw)
* characters get aren't echoed locally. This makes key repeat
* usable with slow applications and under heavy loads.
*/
+ tty_kref_put(tty);
return;
}

+ tty_kref_put(tty);
+
param.shift = shift_final = (shift_state | kbd->slockstate) ^ kbd->lockstate;
param.ledstate = kbd->ledflagstate;
key_map = key_maps[shift_final];

--
2.55.0