[PATCH] HID: sensor-custom: Synchronize misc-device teardown with file lifetime

From: Srinivas Pandruvada

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 20:58:08 EST


The HID sensor custom misc device frees its per-sensor state in
remove() while userspace may still hold an open file descriptor. A
reader blocked in read() can remain queued on sensor_inst->wait after the
object has been freed, and a later wakeup races with teardown and
touches stale memory.

Synchronize the misc-device teardown with file lifetime before freeing
the per-sensor state. Set a removal flag, reject new opens, wake
blocked waiters, and wait for the last open file to close before
deregistering the misc device and freeing the FIFO. Fail in-flight read()
and poll() operations cleanly once removal is in progress so userspace
cannot access freed memory after the device disappears.

This avoids use-after-free on read(), poll(), release(), and open()
after the HID sensor custom character device has been removed

Reported-by: Семён Марьясин <simeon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-sensor-custom.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-custom.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-custom.c
index c2b425afd951..c9338ae47050 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-custom.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-custom.c
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ struct hid_sensor_custom {
struct kfifo data_fifo;
unsigned long misc_opened;
wait_queue_head_t wait;
+ wait_queue_head_t remove_wait;
+ /*
+ * Shared with the file operations; use READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() for the
+ * teardown state. The actual lifetime guarantee comes from misc_opened:
+ * removal waits for the last fd to close before deregistering the misc
+ * device and freeing the FIFO.
+ */
+ bool removing;
struct platform_device *custom_pdev;
};

@@ -653,6 +661,9 @@ static ssize_t hid_sensor_custom_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
sensor_inst = container_of(file->private_data,
struct hid_sensor_custom, custom_dev);

+ if (READ_ONCE(sensor_inst->removing))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
if (count < sizeof(struct hid_sensor_sample))
return -EINVAL;

@@ -662,9 +673,12 @@ static ssize_t hid_sensor_custom_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
return -EAGAIN;

ret = wait_event_interruptible(sensor_inst->wait,
+ READ_ONCE(sensor_inst->removing) ||
!kfifo_is_empty(&sensor_inst->data_fifo));
if (ret)
return ret;
+ if (READ_ONCE(sensor_inst->removing))
+ return -ENODEV;
}
ret = kfifo_to_user(&sensor_inst->data_fifo, buf, count,
&copied);
@@ -684,6 +698,7 @@ static int hid_sensor_custom_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
struct hid_sensor_custom, custom_dev);

clear_bit(0, &sensor_inst->misc_opened);
+ wake_up_all(&sensor_inst->remove_wait);

return 0;
}
@@ -694,6 +709,8 @@ static int hid_sensor_custom_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)

sensor_inst = container_of(file->private_data,
struct hid_sensor_custom, custom_dev);
+ if (READ_ONCE(sensor_inst->removing))
+ return -ENODEV;
/* We essentially have single reader and writer */
if (test_and_set_bit(0, &sensor_inst->misc_opened))
return -EBUSY;
@@ -712,6 +729,9 @@ static __poll_t hid_sensor_custom_poll(struct file *file,

poll_wait(file, &sensor_inst->wait, wait);

+ if (READ_ONCE(sensor_inst->removing))
+ return EPOLLERR;
+
if (!kfifo_is_empty(&sensor_inst->data_fifo))
mask = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;

@@ -736,6 +756,7 @@ static int hid_sensor_custom_dev_if_add(struct hid_sensor_custom *sensor_inst)
return ret;

init_waitqueue_head(&sensor_inst->wait);
+ init_waitqueue_head(&sensor_inst->remove_wait);

sensor_inst->custom_dev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
sensor_inst->custom_dev.name = dev_name(&sensor_inst->pdev->dev);
@@ -751,10 +772,12 @@ static int hid_sensor_custom_dev_if_add(struct hid_sensor_custom *sensor_inst)
static void hid_sensor_custom_dev_if_remove(struct hid_sensor_custom
*sensor_inst)
{
- wake_up(&sensor_inst->wait);
+ WRITE_ONCE(sensor_inst->removing, true);
+ wake_up_all(&sensor_inst->wait);
+ wait_event(sensor_inst->remove_wait,
+ !test_bit(0, &sensor_inst->misc_opened));
misc_deregister(&sensor_inst->custom_dev);
kfifo_free(&sensor_inst->data_fifo);
-
}

/*
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