[PATCH] HSI: ssi_protocol: don't cancel_work_sync() under ssi->lock in ssip_reset

From: Hyunjung Ko

Date: Wed Nov 11 2026 - 04:07:08 EST


ssip_reset() calls cancel_work_sync(&ssi->work) inside the
spin_lock_bh(&ssi->lock) section. cancel_work_sync() calls might_sleep(),
so running it under the bh spinlock triggers "BUG: sleeping function called
from invalid context". In addition, the cancelled work ssip_xmit_work() ->
ssip_xmit() takes ssi->lock itself, so waiting for it while holding the
lock can deadlock.

Move cancel_work_sync() out of the locked section. It still runs in
ssip_reset() before teardown, so the use-after-free fix is preserved.

Fixes: e3f88665a780 ("HSI: ssi_protocol: Fix use after free vulnerability in ssi_protocol Driver Due to Race Condition")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Hyunjung Ko <hj351016@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c b/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c
index 7c6ca8391a6b..96c20850fd66 100644
--- a/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c
+++ b/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c
@@ -397,11 +397,11 @@ static void ssip_reset(struct hsi_client *cl)
spin_unlock_bh(&ssi->lock);
if (test_and_clear_bit(SSIP_WAKETEST_FLAG, &ssi->flags))
ssi_waketest(cl, 0); /* FIXME: To be removed */
+ cancel_work_sync(&ssi->work);
spin_lock_bh(&ssi->lock);
timer_delete(&ssi->rx_wd);
timer_delete(&ssi->tx_wd);
timer_delete(&ssi->keep_alive);
- cancel_work_sync(&ssi->work);
ssi->main_state = 0;
ssi->send_state = 0;
ssi->recv_state = 0;
--
2.43.0