Re: [PATCH 1/4] Input: sur40 - fix input device registration ordering
From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Date: 2026-06-16 05:27:16
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider: Pre-existing issues: - [High] A malicious USB device can cause the input polling thread to hang indefinitely in an infinite loop. - [High] Device unplug while streaming causes a deadlock in `sur40_stop_streaming()`. -- commit e70bc2bfbadc0d9c5dd284e6e5e9d8bace3e06fd Author: Dmitry Torokhov [off-list ref] Input: sur40 - fix input device registration ordering This patch changes the device registration ordering in sur40_probe() to ensure V4L2 components are initialized before the input device is registered, preventing a race condition. It also updates sur40_disconnect() to unregister the input device first, stopping the polling worker thread before cleaning up V4L2 structures.
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diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c index fe63d53d56db0..8639ec3ad7038 100644 --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c
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@@ -823,11 +823,12 @@ static void sur40_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface) { struct sur40_state *sur40 = usb_get_intfdata(interface); + input_unregister_device(sur40->input); + v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&sur40->hdl); video_unregister_device(&sur40->vdev);
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but is a pre-existing deadlock
when the device is unplugged while streaming.
If the device is physically disconnected, sur40_disconnect() calls
input_unregister_device() which synchronously stops the polling worker thread.
When the application then closes the video file descriptor,
sur40_stop_streaming() is invoked:
drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c:sur40_stop_streaming() {
...
vb2_wait_for_all_buffers(vq);
sur40->sequence = -1;
/* Release all active buffers */
return_all_buffers(sur40, VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR);
...
}
Because vb2_wait_for_all_buffers() blocks waiting for the now-dead polling
worker to return queued buffers, and the manual buffer release
return_all_buffers() is executed after the wait, will this code deadlock the
system call?
v4l2_device_unregister(&sur40->v4l2); - input_unregister_device(sur40->input); kfree(sur40->bulk_in_buffer);
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but is a pre-existing Denial of
Service vulnerability where a malicious USB device can cause the input
polling thread to hang indefinitely.
In sur40_poll(), the driver reads bulk messages and calculates packet_blobs:
drivers/input/touchscreen/sur40.c:sur40_poll() {
...
packet_blobs = result / sizeof(struct sur40_blob);
// ...
for (i = 0; i < packet_blobs; i++) {
need_blobs--;
...
}
If a malicious USB device sends exactly 16 bytes (the size of struct
sur40_header) with count > 0, result will be 0, leading to packet_blobs = 0.
The inner loop is skipped, leaving need_blobs unchanged.
Because need_blobs never decrements, could the outer do { ... } while
(need_blobs > 0) loop spin indefinitely, hanging the worker thread and
blocking cancel_delayed_work_sync() during module removal and device
cleanup?
kfree(sur40);
-- Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260616051235.1549517-1-dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com?part=1