Re: [PATCH v2] HID: wacom: fix NULL pointer dereference in wacom_intuos_pad()
From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Date: 2026-05-23 15:50:17
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 4 potential issue(s) to consider: New issues: - [High] The patch's early return in `wacom_intuos_pad()` causes valid pad reports to fall through to pen handlers when `pad_input` is NULL. Pre-existing issues: - [High] The patch addresses a NULL pointer dereference for `pad_input` but completely misses identical vulnerabilities for `pen_input` and `touch_input`. - [High] Concurrent execution of `wacom_mode_change_work()` and `wacom_raw_event()` can lead to a Use-After-Free of input devices. - [High] A dangling pointer in `wacom->shared->touch_input` leads to Use-After-Free when the Touch interface unbinds while the Pad interface remains active. -- commit e74a772fd06994c14eb8d49710acd3ad8740df1f Author: Jinmo Yang [off-list ref] HID: wacom: fix NULL pointer dereference in wacom_intuos_pad() This commit adds a NULL check for pad_input at the top of wacom_intuos_pad() to bail out early when the pad input device was not set up, preventing a general protection fault.
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diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c index da1f0ea85625d..251ddda3ecb3d 100644 --- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c +++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ static int wacom_intuos_pad(struct wacom_wac *wacom) struct wacom_features *features = &wacom->features; unsigned char *data = wacom->data; struct input_dev *input = wacom->pad_input; - int i; int buttons = 0, nbuttons = features->numbered_buttons; int keys = 0, nkeys = 0; int ring1 = 0, ring2 = 0;@@ -523,6 +522,10 @@ static int wacom_intuos_pad(struct wacom_wac *wacom) bool prox = false; bool wrench = false, keyboard = false, mute_touch = false, menu = false, info = false; + int i; + + if (!input) + return 0;
[Severity: High] Does returning 0 here allow the event to fall through to other handlers? wacom_intuos_irq() relies on a non-zero return to halt processing. If this returns 0, a crafted pad packet might fall through to wacom_intuos_inout(). Since wacom_intuos_inout() only checks data[1] and not the report ID, it could misinterpret a pad report as a pen proximity event. For example, if data[1] == 0x80, could it trigger wacom_exit_report() and either inject a spurious pen exit event or cause a NULL pointer dereference if pen_input is also NULL? Would it be better to place this check after verifying the report ID, and return 1 to securely drop the packet? [Severity: High] This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but does the same NULL pointer vulnerability exist for pen_input and touch_input? A crafted UHID descriptor can omit pen and touch capabilities, leaving wacom->pen_input and wacom->touch_input as NULL. If valid pen or touch packets are subsequently received, handlers like wacom_exit_report(), wacom_intuos_general(), and wacom_bpt3_touch_msg() appear to blindly dereference these NULL pointers. [Severity: High] This is a pre-existing issue, but can concurrent execution of wacom_mode_change_work() and wacom_raw_event() lead to a use-after-free of the input devices? wacom_mode_change_work() frees input devices asynchronously via wacom_release_resources() and devres_release_group(), without holding the lock that serializes input report processing. Concurrently, a raw input report could enter wacom_intuos_pad(), read the wacom->pad_input pointer, successfully pass this new if (!input) check, and then access the input device right after it gets freed.
/* pad packets. Works as a second tool and is always in prox */ if (!(data[0] == WACOM_REPORT_INTUOSPAD || data[0] == WACOM_REPORT_INTUOS5PAD ||
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but can wacom->shared->touch_input become a
dangling pointer if the touch interface unbinds while the pad interface
remains active?
When a touch interface is unbound, its input devices are freed via
devres_release_group(), but wacom_remove_shared_data() does not appear to
set wacom->shared->touch_input to NULL.
If a pad event is received later, the pad event handler invokes
input_report_switch() and input_sync() on the dangling pointer:
if (wacom->shared && wacom->shared->touch_input) {
input_report_switch(wacom->shared->touch_input,
SW_MUTE_DEVICE,
!wacom->shared->is_touch_on);
input_sync(wacom->shared->touch_input);
}
Could this result in a use-after-free?
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