Forwarded: Re: [syzbot] [kernel?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in bus_for_each_drv
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Date: Sun Aug 23 2026 - 17:54:23 EST
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Subject: Re: [syzbot] [kernel?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Write in bus_for_each_drv
Author: kmehltretter@xxxxxxxxx
#syz test
Please test the following patch on the upstream tree.
---
lib/klist.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/klist.c b/lib/klist.c
index 332a4fbf18ff0..e503031cd1f9d 100644
--- a/lib/klist.c
+++ b/lib/klist.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
#include <linux/klist.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/task.h>
/*
* Use the lowest bit of n_klist to mark deleted nodes and exclude
@@ -187,18 +188,25 @@ static void klist_release(struct kref *kref)
WARN_ON(!knode_dead(n));
list_del(&n->n_node);
+ /* The woken caller may free or reuse n. */
+ knode_set_klist(n, NULL);
spin_lock(&klist_remove_lock);
list_for_each_entry_safe(waiter, tmp, &klist_remove_waiters, list) {
+ struct task_struct *p;
+
if (waiter->node != n)
continue;
+ /* Pin the task before the waiter can return. */
+ p = waiter->process;
+ get_task_struct(p);
list_del(&waiter->list);
- waiter->woken = 1;
- mb();
- wake_up_process(waiter->process);
+ /* Publish after the last accesses to waiter and n. */
+ smp_store_release(&waiter->woken, 1);
+ wake_up_process(p);
+ put_task_struct(p);
}
spin_unlock(&klist_remove_lock);
- knode_set_klist(n, NULL);
}
static int klist_dec_and_del(struct klist_node *n)
@@ -251,6 +259,7 @@ void klist_remove(struct klist_node *n)
for (;;) {
set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
- if (waiter.woken)
+ /* Pairs with the release store in klist_release(). */
+ if (smp_load_acquire(&waiter.woken))
break;
schedule();
}