[PATCH] input: lkkbd: cancel pending work before freeing device

From: Minseong Kim

Date: Wed Dec 10 2025 - 22:11:49 EST


lkkbd_interrupt() schedules lk->tq with schedule_work(), and the work
handler lkkbd_reinit() dereferences the lkkbd structure and its
serio/input_dev fields.

lkkbd_disconnect() frees the lkkbd structure without cancelling this
work, so the work can run after the structure has been freed, leading
to a potential use-after-free.

Cancel the pending work in lkkbd_disconnect() before unregistering and
freeing the device, following the same pattern as sunkbd.

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Reported-by: Minseong Kim <ii4gsp@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Minseong Kim <ii4gsp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/keyboard/lkkbd.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/lkkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/lkkbd.c
index c035216dd27c..72c477aab1fc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/lkkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/lkkbd.c
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ static void lkkbd_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
{
struct lkkbd *lk = serio_get_drvdata(serio);

+ cancel_work_sync(&lk->tq);
+
input_get_device(lk->dev);
input_unregister_device(lk->dev);
serio_close(serio);
--
2.39.5