From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_2 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E19DCC32754 for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2019 15:34:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFE412070D for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2019 15:34:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1732142AbfHFPeW (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Aug 2019 11:34:22 -0400 Received: from mx2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:55838 "EHLO mx1.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728156AbfHFPeW (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Aug 2019 11:34:22 -0400 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at test-mx.suse.de Received: from relay2.suse.de (unknown [195.135.220.254]) by mx1.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDDA3AFBD; Tue, 6 Aug 2019 15:34:20 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <1565105624.8136.32.camel@suse.com> Subject: Re: KASAN: use-after-free Read in device_release_driver_internal From: Oliver Neukum To: Alan Stern Cc: Andrey Konovalov , syzkaller-bugs , syzbot , LKML , USB list Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 17:33:44 +0200 In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.26.6 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Am Dienstag, den 06.08.2019, 10:19 -0400 schrieb Alan Stern: > In any case, I don't know if this missing "get" would cause the > problem, but it might well. Hi, upon further thought, this should be automated. Checking for refcount leaks is KASAN's job. In particular, refcounts should not * decrease in probe() * increase in disconnect() * change in case probe() fails Regards Oliver