Re: KASAN: use-after-free Read in device_release_driver_internal

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Tue Aug 06 2019 - 11:34:24 EST


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