Re: [bug report] Potential order bug in 'drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c', mainly in 'yurex_disconnect()'

[Greg KH]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 11:01:04PM +0800, Ginger wrote:
> Dear Linux kernel maintainers,
> 
> My research-based static analyzer found a potential orderbug within
> the 'drivers/usb/misc' subsystem, more specifically, in
> 'drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c'.
> 
> Kernel version: long-term kernel v6.18.9
> 
> Potential concurrent triggering executions:
> T0:
> yurex_disconnect
>     --> usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL); [t0]
>     --> usb_deregister_dev(interface, &yurex_class);
>          --> usb_minors[intf->minor] = NULL; [t2]
> T1:
> usb_open
>    --> new_fops = fops_get(usb_minors[iminor(inode)]); [t1]
>    --> err = file->f_op->open(inode, file);
>        --> ...
>        --> yurex_open
>              --> dev = usb_get_intfdata(interface); [t3]
> 
> In T0, the interface is nullified before its get deregistered. Thus,
> it is possible for T1 to still get the usb dev and access it via the
> interface, which, however, has been already nullified.
> The concurrent buggy order is t0 -> t1 -> t2 -> t3.

Great, can you send a patch to fix this?

thanks,

greg k-h