[PATCH] mfd: dln2: Fix use-after-free risk in list iterator
From: Riccardo Oliva
Date: Mon Oct 12 2026 - 19:43:29 EST
In dln2_unregister_event_cb(), the iterator variable 'i' is used after
the list_for_each_entry() loop terminates to free memory.
Fix this by introducing a dedicated 'target' pointer to hold the entry,
isolating the iterator to the loop scope and removing the 'found' bool.
Assisted-by: coccinelle sparse
Signed-off-by: Riccardo Oliva <oliva.scorza@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mfd/dln2.c | 9 ++++-----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/dln2.c b/drivers/mfd/dln2.c
index 0b1e7fd7f..7cd64aad1 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/dln2.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/dln2.c
@@ -157,25 +157,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dln2_register_event_cb);
void dln2_unregister_event_cb(struct platform_device *pdev, u16 id)
{
struct dln2_dev *dln2 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
- struct dln2_event_cb_entry *i;
+ struct dln2_event_cb_entry *i, *target = NULL;
unsigned long flags;
- bool found = false;
spin_lock_irqsave(&dln2->event_cb_lock, flags);
list_for_each_entry(i, &dln2->event_cb_list, list) {
if (i->id == id) {
list_del_rcu(&i->list);
- found = true;
+ target = i;
break;
}
}
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dln2->event_cb_lock, flags);
- if (found) {
+ if (target) {
synchronize_rcu();
- kfree(i);
+ kfree(target);
}
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(dln2_unregister_event_cb);
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