[PATCH] spi: fix use-after-free of the add_lock mutex

From: Michael Walle
Date: Thu Nov 11 2021 - 03:37:56 EST


Commit 6098475d4cb4 ("spi: Fix deadlock when adding SPI controllers on
SPI buses") introduced a per-controller mutex. But mutex_unlock() of
said lock is called after the controller is already freed:

spi_unregister_controller(ctlr)
-> put_device(&ctlr->dev)
-> spi_controller_release(dev)
-> mutex_unlock(&ctrl->add_lock)

Move the put_device() after the mutex_unlock().

Fixes: 6098475d4cb4 ("spi: Fix deadlock when adding SPI controllers on SPI buses")
Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <michael@xxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v5.15
---
changes since RFC:
- fix call graph indendation in commit message

drivers/spi/spi.c | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index b23e675953e1..fdd530b150a7 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -3099,12 +3099,6 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)

device_del(&ctlr->dev);

- /* Release the last reference on the controller if its driver
- * has not yet been converted to devm_spi_alloc_master/slave().
- */
- if (!ctlr->devm_allocated)
- put_device(&ctlr->dev);
-
/* free bus id */
mutex_lock(&board_lock);
if (found == ctlr)
@@ -3113,6 +3107,12 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)

if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPI_DYNAMIC))
mutex_unlock(&ctlr->add_lock);
+
+ /* Release the last reference on the controller if its driver
+ * has not yet been converted to devm_spi_alloc_master/slave().
+ */
+ if (!ctlr->devm_allocated)
+ put_device(&ctlr->dev);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_unregister_controller);

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