When irq_set_affinity_notifier() replaces the notifier, then the reference count on the old notifier is dropped which causes it to be freed. But nothing ensures that the old notifier is not longer queued in the work list. If it is queued this results in a use after free and possibly in work list corruption.
Ensure that the work is canceled before the reference is dropped. Signed-off-by: Prasad Sodagudi <psoda...@codeaurora.org> --- kernel/irq/manage.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c index 9ec34a2..1a1ac84 100644 --- a/kernel/irq/manage.c +++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c @@ -356,8 +356,10 @@ static void irq_affinity_notify(struct work_struct *work) desc->affinity_notify = notify; raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags); - if (old_notify) + if (old_notify) { + cancel_work_sync(&old_notify->work); kref_put(&old_notify->kref, old_notify->release); + } return 0; } -- The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of the Code Aurora Forum,\na Linux Foundation Collaborative Project