Re: [PATCH v2] gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path

[Bartosz Golaszewski]

On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:03:48 +0800, Yuhao Huang wrote:
> The gpio-virtuser configfs release path uses guard(mutex) to protect
> the device structure. However, the device is freed before the guard
> cleanup runs, causing mutex_unlock() to operate on freed memory.
> 
> Specifically, gpio_virtuser_device_config_group_release() destroys
> the mutex and frees the device while still inside the guard(mutex)
> scope. When the function returns, the guard cleanup invokes
> mutex_unlock(&dev->lock), resulting in a slab use-after-free.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] gpio: virtuser: fix UAF in configfs release path
      commit: 320ae0de18e16ad6ba45f4bbc493a3d141d3b94c

Best regards,
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Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>