Re: [PATCH v3] usb: fix reference leak in usb_new_device()

From: Alan Stern
Date: Wed Dec 18 2024 - 10:53:50 EST


On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 03:13:46PM +0800, Ma Ke wrote:
> When device_add(&udev->dev) succeeds and a later call fails,
> usb_new_device() does not properly call device_del(). As comment of
> device_add() says, 'if device_add() succeeds, you should call
> device_del() when you want to get rid of it. If device_add() has not
> succeeded, use only put_device() to drop the reference count'.
>
> Found by code review.
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: 9f8b17e643fe ("USB: make usbdevices export their device nodes instead of using a separate class")
> Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make_ruc2021@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - modified the bug description according to the changes of the patch;
> - removed redundant put_device() in patch v2 as suggestions.
> Changes in v2:
> - modified the bug description to make it more clear;
> - added the missed part of the patch.
> ---

Reviewed-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> drivers/usb/core/hub.c | 6 ++++--
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> index 4b93c0bd1d4b..21ac9b464696 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
> @@ -2663,13 +2663,13 @@ int usb_new_device(struct usb_device *udev)
> err = sysfs_create_link(&udev->dev.kobj,
> &port_dev->dev.kobj, "port");
> if (err)
> - goto fail;
> + goto out_del_dev;
>
> err = sysfs_create_link(&port_dev->dev.kobj,
> &udev->dev.kobj, "device");
> if (err) {
> sysfs_remove_link(&udev->dev.kobj, "port");
> - goto fail;
> + goto out_del_dev;
> }
>
> if (!test_and_set_bit(port1, hub->child_usage_bits))
> @@ -2683,6 +2683,8 @@ int usb_new_device(struct usb_device *udev)
> pm_runtime_put_sync_autosuspend(&udev->dev);
> return err;
>
> +out_del_dev:
> + device_del(&udev->dev);
> fail:
> usb_set_device_state(udev, USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED);
> pm_runtime_disable(&udev->dev);
> --
> 2.25.1
>