[PATCH] HID: uclogic: Clear stale pen_input pointer on partial input registration
From: Doruk Tan Ozturk <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-14 14:25:09
Also in:
lkml, stable
Subsystem:
hid core layer, the rest · Maintainers:
Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires, Linus Torvalds
uclogic_input_configured() caches the pen input_dev in drvdata->pen_input before input_register_device() is called for it. The in-range timeout handler uclogic_inrange_timeout() later dereferences this pointer, guarded only by a NULL check. If hidinput_connect() fails while bringing up the HID inputs (e.g. an input_register_device() failure, or an input left unpopulated), it unwinds via hidinput_disconnect() and frees the input_dev, but the driver's cached drvdata->pen_input is not cleared and is left dangling. Because this driver installs a ->raw_event callback and the hidraw interface is claimed, hid_connect() still returns success even though HID input was not claimed, so hid_hw_start() and probe() succeed. The device stays live, and a subsequent in-range pen report re-arms inrange_timer via uclogic_raw_event_pen(). When the timer fires, uclogic_inrange_timeout() dereferences the freed input_dev: the NULL check does not help because the pointer is dangling, not NULL. This is a use-after-free distinct from the timer-teardown case. Clear drvdata->pen_input after hid_hw_start() when HID input was not claimed, so the cached pointer never outlives the input_dev and the existing NULL check in the timeout handler becomes effective. Found by 0sec (https://0sec.ai). Fixes: 01309e29eb95 ("HID: uclogic: Support in-range reporting emulation") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Assisted-by: 0sec Signed-off-by: Doruk Tan Ozturk <redacted> --- drivers/hid/hid-uclogic-core.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-uclogic-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-uclogic-core.c
index b73f09d26688..396d46b0b88e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-uclogic-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-uclogic-core.c@@ -262,6 +262,19 @@ static int uclogic_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, goto failure; } + /* + * hid_hw_start() -> hid_connect() returns success even when + * hidinput_connect() failed, because this driver provides a + * ->raw_event callback and the hidraw interface was claimed. In that + * case the input_dev that ->input_configured() cached in + * drvdata->pen_input has already been freed by hidinput_connect()'s + * error unwinding, leaving a dangling pointer that the in-range timer + * would dereference. Drop it so uclogic_inrange_timeout()'s NULL + * check takes effect. + */ + if (!(hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT)) + drvdata->pen_input = NULL; + return 0; failure: /* Assume "remove" might not be called if "probe" failed */
--
2.43.0