[PATCH v2] PCI: switchtec: Fix use-after-free in switchtec_pci_remove due to race condition
From: Pei Xiao
Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 22:16:17 EST
In stdev_create, &stdev->mrpc_work is bound with mrpc_event_work, and
&stdev->link_event_work is bound with link_event_work. The IRQ handlers
switchtec_event_isr and switchtec_dma_mrpc_isr can schedule these works
on system_wq (via schedule_work() in the ISRs and via
check_link_state_events()).
If we remove the device, switchtec_pci_remove makes cleanup and the
memory allocated for stdev is released by put_device() ->
stdev_release() -> kfree(stdev), while the works mentioned above may
still be pending or running. The sequence of operations that may lead
to a UAF bug is as follows:
CPU0 CPU1
| switchtec_event_isr
| schedule_work(&stdev->mrpc_work)
switchtec_pci_remove |
cdev_device_del(&stdev->cdev, |
&stdev->dev) |
stdev_kill(stdev) |
switchtec_exit_pci(stdev) |
pci_dev_put(stdev->pdev) |
put_device(&stdev->dev) |
// stdev_release -> kfree(stdev) |
| mrpc_event_work
| // use stdev (use-after-free)
Fix it by quiescing the interrupt sources before canceling the works:
stdev_kill() first clears PCI bus mastering, then explicitly frees both
IRQs, so no handler can be running and scheduling new work while the works
are canceled.
Fixes: 080b47def5e5 ("MicroSemi Switchtec management interface driver")
Fixes: 48c302dc8f3a ("NTB: switchtec: Add link event notifier callback")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assisted-by: Codex:deepseek-v4-flash
Signed-off-by: Pei Xiao <xiaopei01@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
changes in v2:
1.Add explicitly devm_free_irq
2.cacel mrpc_work and link_event_work move to before mrpc_timeout
3.Add event_irq and dma_mrpc_irq in struct stdev
4.Add Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
include/linux/switchtec.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
index 5711aaa5df11..235ca1877b6c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
@@ -1318,6 +1318,13 @@ static void stdev_kill(struct switchtec_dev *stdev)
pci_clear_master(stdev->pdev);
+ if (stdev->event_irq >= 0)
+ devm_free_irq(&stdev->pdev->dev, stdev->event_irq, stdev);
+ if (stdev->dma_mrpc_irq >= 0)
+ devm_free_irq(&stdev->pdev->dev, stdev->dma_mrpc_irq, stdev);
+
+ cancel_work_sync(&stdev->mrpc_work);
+ cancel_work_sync(&stdev->link_event_work);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&stdev->mrpc_timeout);
/* Mark the hardware as unavailable and complete all completions */
@@ -1356,6 +1363,8 @@ static struct switchtec_dev *stdev_create(struct pci_dev *pdev)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&stdev->mrpc_queue);
mutex_init(&stdev->mrpc_mutex);
stdev->mrpc_busy = 0;
+ stdev->event_irq = -1;
+ stdev->dma_mrpc_irq = -1;
INIT_WORK(&stdev->mrpc_work, mrpc_event_work);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&stdev->mrpc_timeout, mrpc_timeout_work);
INIT_WORK(&stdev->link_event_work, link_event_work);
@@ -1513,6 +1522,7 @@ static int switchtec_init_isr(struct switchtec_dev *stdev)
if (rc)
return rc;
+ stdev->event_irq = event_irq;
if (!stdev->dma_mrpc)
return rc;
@@ -1529,7 +1539,11 @@ static int switchtec_init_isr(struct switchtec_dev *stdev)
switchtec_dma_mrpc_isr, 0,
KBUILD_MODNAME, stdev);
- return rc;
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+ stdev->dma_mrpc_irq = dma_mrpc_irq;
+
+ return 0;
}
static void init_pff(struct switchtec_dev *stdev)
diff --git a/include/linux/switchtec.h b/include/linux/switchtec.h
index 724da6c08bf7..fd38d3e7f3b6 100644
--- a/include/linux/switchtec.h
+++ b/include/linux/switchtec.h
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ struct switchtec_dev {
struct mutex mrpc_mutex;
struct list_head mrpc_queue;
int mrpc_busy;
+ int event_irq;
+ int dma_mrpc_irq;
struct work_struct mrpc_work;
struct delayed_work mrpc_timeout;
bool alive;
--
2.25.1