[PATCH v2] usb: gadget: udc: Fix use-after-free in gadget_match_driver

[Jimmy Hu]

The udc structure acts as the management structure for the gadget,
but their lifecycles are decoupled. A race condition exists where
usb_del_gadget() frees the udc memory (e.g., via mode-switch work)
while gadget_match_driver() concurrently accesses the freed udc memory
(e.g., via configfs), causing a Use-After-Free (UAF) that triggers a
NULL pointer dereference when the freed memory is zeroed:

[39430.908615][ T1171] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
[39430.911397][ T1171] pc : __pi_strcmp+0x20/0x140
[39430.911441][ T1171] lr : gadget_match_driver+0x34/0x60
...
[39430.911890][ T1171]  usb_gadget_register_driver_owner+0x50/0xf8
[39430.911910][ T1171]  gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store+0xf4/0x140
[39430.931308][ T1171]  configfs_write_iter+0xec/0x134

[39430.957058][ T1171] Workqueue: events_freezable __dwc3_set_mode
[39430.957287][ T1171]  dwc3_gadget_exit+0x34/0x8c
[39430.957304][ T1171]  __dwc3_set_mode+0xc0/0x664

Fix this by ensuring the udc structure remains allocated during the
match. To achieve this, introduce a new usb_gadget_release() routine
to the core. When the gadget is added, usb_add_gadget() stores the
gadget's release routine in the udc structure and takes a reference
to the udc. When the gadget is released, usb_gadget_release() drops
the reference to the udc and then calls the gadget's release routine.

Suggested-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jimmy Hu <hhhuuu@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
V1 -> V2: Rework the fix using a new release routine in the core.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260526070635.839701-1-hhhuuu@xxxxxxxxxx/

 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
index 60340ff9edbf..f8ce8694c101 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ static const struct bus_type gadget_bus_type;
 /**
  * struct usb_udc - describes one usb device controller
  * @driver: the gadget driver pointer. For use by the class code
- * @dev: the child device to the actual controller
  * @gadget: the gadget. For use by the class code
+ * @gadget_release: the gadget's release routine
+ * @dev: the child device to the actual controller
  * @list: for use by the udc class driver
  * @vbus: for udcs who care about vbus status, this value is real vbus status;
  * for udcs who do not care about vbus status, this value is always true
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ static const struct bus_type gadget_bus_type;
 struct usb_udc {
 	struct usb_gadget_driver	*driver;
 	struct usb_gadget		*gadget;
+	void					(*gadget_release)(struct device *dev);
 	struct device			dev;
 	struct list_head		list;
 	bool				vbus;
@@ -1362,6 +1364,18 @@ static void usb_udc_nop_release(struct device *dev)
 	dev_vdbg(dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 }
 
+static void usb_gadget_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct usb_gadget *gadget = dev_to_usb_gadget(dev);
+	struct usb_udc *udc = gadget->udc;
+	/* Cache the gadget's release routine to prevent UAF */
+	void (*release)(struct device *dev) = udc->gadget_release;
+
+	put_device(&udc->dev);
+	if (release)
+		release(dev);
+}
+
 /**
  * usb_initialize_gadget - initialize a gadget and its embedded struct device
  * @parent: the parent device to this udc. Usually the controller driver's
@@ -1418,6 +1432,9 @@ int usb_add_gadget(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 	mutex_init(&udc->connect_lock);
 
 	udc->started = false;
+	udc->gadget_release = gadget->dev.release;
+	gadget->dev.release = usb_gadget_release;
+	get_device(&udc->dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&udc_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&udc->list, &udc_list);
@@ -1462,6 +1479,8 @@ int usb_add_gadget(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 	mutex_lock(&udc_lock);
 	list_del(&udc->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&udc_lock);
+	gadget->dev.release = udc->gadget_release;
+	put_device(&udc->dev);
 
  err_put_udc:
 	put_device(&udc->dev);

base-commit: 502d801f0ab03e4f32f9a33d203154ce84887921
-- 
2.55.0.rc0.799.gd6f94ed593-goog