[STABLE v6.1 1/6] HID: hid-steam: Fix cleanup in probe()

From: Lee Jones

Date: Tue Oct 13 2026 - 05:14:10 EST


From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit a9f1da09c69f13ef471db8b22107a28042d230ca ]

There are a number of issues in this code. First of all if
steam_create_client_hid() fails then it leads to an error pointer
dereference when we call hid_destroy_device(steam->client_hdev).

Also there are a number of leaks. hid_hw_stop() is not called if
hid_hw_open() fails for example. And it doesn't call steam_unregister()
or hid_hw_close().

Fixes: 691ead124a0c ("HID: hid-steam: Clean up locking")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Vicki Pfau <vi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1fd87904-dabf-4879-bb89-72d13ebfc91e@moroto.mountain
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <bentiss@xxxxxxxxxx>
[Lee: Move client_hdev creation after steam_register() and omit
mode_switch and rumble_work cancellation as 691ead124a0c and
e133dc99fc07 are not present]
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-steam.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
index 8ee43cb225fc..2f5e9d3e6499 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
@@ -751,31 +751,20 @@ static int steam_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
INIT_WORK(&steam->work_connect, steam_work_connect_cb);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&steam->list);

- steam->client_hdev = steam_create_client_hid(hdev);
- if (IS_ERR(steam->client_hdev)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(steam->client_hdev);
- goto client_hdev_fail;
- }
- steam->client_hdev->driver_data = steam;
-
/*
* With the real steam controller interface, do not connect hidraw.
* Instead, create the client_hid and connect that.
*/
ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT & ~HID_CONNECT_HIDRAW);
if (ret)
- goto hid_hw_start_fail;
-
- ret = hid_add_device(steam->client_hdev);
- if (ret)
- goto client_hdev_add_fail;
+ goto err_cancel_work;

ret = hid_hw_open(hdev);
if (ret) {
hid_err(hdev,
"%s:hid_hw_open\n",
__func__);
- goto hid_hw_open_fail;
+ goto err_hw_stop;
}

if (steam->quirks & STEAM_QUIRK_WIRELESS) {
@@ -791,19 +780,33 @@ static int steam_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
hid_err(hdev,
"%s:steam_register failed with error %d\n",
__func__, ret);
- goto input_register_fail;
+ goto err_hw_close;
}
}

+ steam->client_hdev = steam_create_client_hid(hdev);
+ if (IS_ERR(steam->client_hdev)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(steam->client_hdev);
+ goto err_stream_unregister;
+ }
+ steam->client_hdev->driver_data = steam;
+
+ ret = hid_add_device(steam->client_hdev);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_destroy;
+
return 0;

-input_register_fail:
-hid_hw_open_fail:
-client_hdev_add_fail:
- hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-hid_hw_start_fail:
+err_destroy:
hid_destroy_device(steam->client_hdev);
-client_hdev_fail:
+err_stream_unregister:
+ if (steam->connected)
+ steam_unregister(steam);
+err_hw_close:
+ hid_hw_close(hdev);
+err_hw_stop:
+ hid_hw_stop(hdev);
+err_cancel_work:
cancel_work_sync(&steam->work_connect);
steam_alloc_fail:
hid_err(hdev, "%s: failed with error %d\n",
--
2.56.0.385.gd3acb90ef8-goog