[PATCH] i2c: qcom-geni: fix double free of the DMA bounce buffer
From: Thomas Fourier
Date: Wed Oct 28 2026 - 11:47:32 EST
geni_i2c_{rx,tx}_msg_cleanup() release gi2c->dma_buf through
i2c_put_dma_safe_msg_buf(), which kfree()s the bounce buffer when the
message buffer is not DMA safe, but leave the pointer set. gi2c->dma_buf
is only updated when the DMA setup in geni_i2c_{rx,tx}_one_msg()
succeeds. If the setup fails for a later message, the function clears
only its local copy, so the cleanup helper sees the stale pointer from
the previous transfer, unmaps it again and frees it a second time.
Clear gi2c->dma_buf once it has been released.
This bug was found statically and compile-tested only.
Fixes: 357ee8841d0b ("i2c: qcom-geni: Store DMA mapping data in geni_i2c_dev struct")
Signed-off-by: Thomas Fourier <fourier.thomas@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
index a431e98723ef..78701310936b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ static void geni_i2c_rx_msg_cleanup(struct geni_i2c_dev *gi2c,
geni_i2c_rx_fsm_rst(gi2c);
geni_se_rx_dma_unprep(&gi2c->se, gi2c->dma_addr, gi2c->xfer_len);
i2c_put_dma_safe_msg_buf(gi2c->dma_buf, cur, !gi2c->err);
+ gi2c->dma_buf = NULL;
}
}
@@ -512,6 +513,7 @@ static void geni_i2c_tx_msg_cleanup(struct geni_i2c_dev *gi2c,
geni_i2c_tx_fsm_rst(gi2c);
geni_se_tx_dma_unprep(&gi2c->se, gi2c->dma_addr, gi2c->xfer_len);
i2c_put_dma_safe_msg_buf(gi2c->dma_buf, cur, !gi2c->err);
+ gi2c->dma_buf = NULL;
}
}
--
2.53.0