[PATCH v3 2/4] HID: wacom: Fix Use-After-Free in wacom_bamboo_pad

From: Lee Jones

Date: Tue Jun 09 2026 - 08:26:55 EST


wacom_bamboo_pad_pen_event() accesses wacom->shared->pen locklessly
relative to wacom_remove_shared_data() which nullifies it. This
can lead to a Use-After-Free if the sibling device is removed while
events are being processed.

Resolve this by introducing RCU protection for pen and touch
pointers:

- Annotate 'pen' and 'touch' in wacom_shared struct with __rcu.
- Wrap lockless readers in wacom_bamboo_pad_pen_event() with
rcu_read_lock() and rcu_dereference().
- Update writers in wacom_sys.c using rcu_assign_pointer().
- Use rcu_dereference_protected for comparisons under
wacom_udev_list_lock.
- Also use rcu_access_pointer in wacom_mode_change_work() to avoid
warnings (while lockless access there remains a pre-existing issue).

Fixes: 8c97a765467c ("HID: wacom: add full support of the Wacom Bamboo PAD")
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

v1 -> v2: Split and use RCU as per Dmitry's review
v2 -> v3: Sashiko fixes

drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c | 14 +++++++-------
drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index 7ba589826548..9b352027aa98 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -878,11 +878,18 @@ static void wacom_remove_shared_data(void *res)
shared);

scoped_guard(mutex, &wacom_udev_list_lock) {
- if (wacom_wac->shared->touch == wacom->hdev) {
- wacom_wac->shared->touch = NULL;
+ struct hid_device *touch =
+ rcu_dereference_protected(wacom_wac->shared->touch,
+ lockdep_is_held(&wacom_udev_list_lock));
+ struct hid_device *pen =
+ rcu_dereference_protected(wacom_wac->shared->pen,
+ lockdep_is_held(&wacom_udev_list_lock));
+
+ if (touch == wacom->hdev) {
+ rcu_assign_pointer(wacom_wac->shared->touch, NULL);
rcu_assign_pointer(wacom_wac->shared->touch_input, NULL);
- } else if (wacom_wac->shared->pen == wacom->hdev) {
- wacom_wac->shared->pen = NULL;
+ } else if (pen == wacom->hdev) {
+ rcu_assign_pointer(wacom_wac->shared->pen, NULL);
}
}

@@ -916,9 +923,9 @@ static int wacom_add_shared_data(struct hid_device *hdev)
}

if (wacom_wac->features.device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_TOUCH)
- data->shared.touch = hdev;
+ rcu_assign_pointer(data->shared.touch, hdev);
else if (wacom_wac->features.device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_PEN)
- data->shared.pen = hdev;
+ rcu_assign_pointer(data->shared.pen, hdev);

mutex_unlock(&wacom_udev_list_lock);

@@ -2356,7 +2363,11 @@ static void wacom_set_shared_values(struct wacom_wac *wacom_wac)
mutex_lock(&wacom_udev_list_lock);

if (wacom_wac->features.device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_TOUCH) {
- if (wacom_wac->shared->touch == wacom->hdev) {
+ struct hid_device *touch =
+ rcu_dereference_protected(wacom_wac->shared->touch,
+ lockdep_is_held(&wacom_udev_list_lock));
+
+ if (touch == wacom->hdev) {
wacom_wac->shared->type = wacom_wac->features.type;
rcu_assign_pointer(wacom_wac->shared->touch_input, wacom_wac->touch_input);
}
@@ -2797,16 +2808,19 @@ static void wacom_mode_change_work(struct work_struct *work)
bool is_direct = wacom->wacom_wac.is_direct_mode;
int error = 0;

- if (shared->pen) {
- wacom1 = hid_get_drvdata(shared->pen);
+ struct hid_device *pen = rcu_access_pointer(shared->pen);
+ struct hid_device *touch = rcu_access_pointer(shared->touch);
+
+ if (pen) {
+ wacom1 = hid_get_drvdata(pen);
wacom_release_resources(wacom1);
hid_hw_stop(wacom1->hdev);
wacom1->wacom_wac.has_mode_change = true;
wacom1->wacom_wac.is_direct_mode = is_direct;
}

- if (shared->touch) {
- wacom2 = hid_get_drvdata(shared->touch);
+ if (touch) {
+ wacom2 = hid_get_drvdata(touch);
wacom_release_resources(wacom2);
hid_hw_stop(wacom2->hdev);
wacom2->wacom_wac.has_mode_change = true;
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
index 495960227b8d..32d6f1dfb001 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
@@ -3296,6 +3296,7 @@ static int wacom_bpt_irq(struct wacom_wac *wacom, size_t len)
static void wacom_bamboo_pad_pen_event(struct wacom_wac *wacom,
unsigned char *data)
{
+ struct hid_device *pen;
unsigned char prefix;

/*
@@ -3308,13 +3309,12 @@ static void wacom_bamboo_pad_pen_event(struct wacom_wac *wacom,
prefix = data[0];
data[0] = WACOM_REPORT_BPAD_PEN;

- /*
- * actually reroute the event.
- * No need to check if wacom->shared->pen is valid, hid_input_report()
- * will check for us.
- */
- hid_input_report(wacom->shared->pen, HID_INPUT_REPORT, data,
- WACOM_PKGLEN_PENABLED, 1);
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ pen = rcu_dereference(wacom->shared->pen);
+ if (pen)
+ hid_input_report(pen, HID_INPUT_REPORT, data,
+ WACOM_PKGLEN_PENABLED, 1);
+ rcu_read_unlock();

data[0] = prefix;
}
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
index a8bbba4a6f37..170d6adbe02a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ struct wacom_shared {
unsigned touch_max;
int type;
struct input_dev __rcu *touch_input;
- struct hid_device *pen;
- struct hid_device *touch;
+ struct hid_device __rcu *pen;
+ struct hid_device __rcu *touch;
bool has_mute_touch_switch;
bool is_touch_on;
};
--
2.54.0.1099.g489fc7bff1-goog