[PATCH] usb: ehci: fix QTD list corruption in qh_completions
From: Vaibhav Nagare
Date: Tue Aug 18 2026 - 04:34:21 EST
In qh_completions(), when completing a URB at a URB boundary
(last->urb != urb), ehci_urb_done() is called which drops ehci->lock
via usb_hcd_giveback_urb() for the completion callback. While the lock
is dropped, a concurrent ehci_urb_dequeue() (e.g. from a TX timeout
recovery) can modify the QTD list, making the 'tmp' pointer saved by
list_for_each_safe() stale. Continuing iteration with a stale pointer
leads to list_del() corruption and a kernel panic:
list_del corruption. prev->next should be ff27e4e01aefa580,
but was ff27e4e01aefa1c0
kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:51!
Call Trace:
qh_completions+0x28f/0x640
ehci_work.part.0+0x1d5/0x330
ehci_irq+0x3d2/0x490
This was observed on systems with an HPE iLO5 Virtual NIC (cdc_ncm)
where repeated NETDEV WATCHDOG TX timeouts trigger concurrent URB
unlinks that race with the qh_completions lock-drop window.
Fix this by freeing the completed QTD and restarting the list scan
via the existing rescan label after ehci_urb_done(). This is safe
because already-processed QTDs have been removed via list_del() and
the list is strictly shrinking, guaranteeing forward progress.
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Vaibhav Nagare <vnagare@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
index ba37a9fcab92..c715648e97ab 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
@@ -328,7 +328,16 @@ qh_completions (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qh *qh)
if (last) {
if (likely (last->urb != urb)) {
ehci_urb_done(ehci, last->urb, last_status);
- last_status = -EINPROGRESS;
+ /*
+ * ehci_urb_done() drops ehci->lock for the
+ * completion callback. The QTD list may have
+ * been modified (e.g. by URB unlink during
+ * TX timeout recovery). The 'tmp' saved by
+ * list_for_each_safe() may be stale.
+ * Free last and restart the scan.
+ */
+ ehci_qtd_free(ehci, last);
+ goto rescan;
}
ehci_qtd_free (ehci, last);
last = NULL;
--
2.54.0