[PATCH v3] usb: gadget: printer: fix infinite loop in printer_read()

From: Melbin K Mathew

Date: Thu Jul 09 2026 - 16:56:39 EST


printer_read() uses the same variable for the requested copy size and
the number of bytes actually copied to user space. copy_to_user()
returns the number of bytes not copied, so when it fails to copy
anything, the computed copied length becomes zero.

In that case len, buf, current_rx_bytes and current_rx_buf are left
unchanged. If RX data is available and the user buffer remains
unwritable, the read loop can repeat indefinitely.

Track the copied length separately and return -EFAULT, or the number of
bytes already copied, if an iteration makes no progress.

Fixes: b185f01a9ab7 ("usb: gadget: printer: factor out f_printer")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reviewed-by: Peter Chen <peter.chen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Melbin K Mathew <mlbnkm1@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Regenerate the patch to fix the corrupted v2 diff.

Changes in v2:
- Drop unrelated comment wording change.
- Add Reviewed-by tag from Peter Chen.

drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c
index e4f7828ae75d..a22e2a6ea14b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_printer.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ printer_read(struct file *fd, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
{
struct printer_dev *dev = fd->private_data;
unsigned long flags;
- size_t size;
+ size_t size, not_copied, copied;
size_t bytes_copied;
struct usb_request *req;
/* This is a pointer to the current USB rx request. */
@@ -525,10 +525,12 @@ printer_read(struct file *fd, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
else
size = len;

- size -= copy_to_user(buf, current_rx_buf, size);
- bytes_copied += size;
- len -= size;
- buf += size;
+ not_copied = copy_to_user(buf, current_rx_buf, size);
+ copied = size - not_copied;
+
+ bytes_copied += copied;
+ len -= copied;
+ buf += copied;

spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);

@@ -543,6 +545,17 @@ printer_read(struct file *fd, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
if (dev->interface < 0)
goto out_disabled;

+ if (!copied) {
+ dev->current_rx_req = current_rx_req;
+ dev->current_rx_bytes = current_rx_bytes;
+ dev->current_rx_buf = current_rx_buf;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->lock_printer_io);
+ return bytes_copied ? bytes_copied : -EFAULT;
+ }
+
+ size = copied;
+
/* If we not returning all the data left in this RX request
* buffer then adjust the amount of data left in the buffer.
* Othewise if we are done with this RX request buffer then
--
2.43.0