Unlocked traversal of irq_list in disable_irq/enable_irq and free_irq lookup yields UAF, double-free and SLIST_REMOVE NULL-deref panic
Summary
disable_irq() and enable_irq() walk module-global irq_list with SLIST_FOREACH and never acquire irqdata_lock; free_irq() does lookup the same unlocked way and only takes lock later purely for SLIST_REMOVE. bus_teardown_intr/bus_release_resource/pci_release_msi/kfree in free_irq all execute outside any lock. Two threads in free_irq() for same (irq,dev_id) or any disable_irq/enable_irq racing free_irq both resolve same still-linked irq_entry; first unlinks+kfrees second then dereferences freed memory and re-invokes bus teardown/release/SLIST_REMOVE/kfree -> UAF read double bus_teardown_intr double kfree guaranteed NULL-deref panic inside SLIST_REMOVE (queue.h:215-216 while walk runs off tail when elm already gone). Reachable: DRM_IOCTL_CONTROL DRM_UNINST_HANDLER (drm_irq.c:256-261->drm_irq_uninstall->free_irq at drm_irq.c:220) gated DRM_AUTH|DRM_MASTER|DRM_ROOT_ONLY and DRIVER_LEGACY; alternatively concurrent devctl detach of GPU or two DRM masters on legacy UMS. disable_irq/enable_irq zero in-tree callers. Impact: kernel mem corruption UAF+double-free on M_DRM slab primitive for LPE or immediate SLIST_REMOVE NULL-deref panic.
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PoC verification
Evidence pack
findings/poc/DF-2159 Β· 4 files| File | Type | Description | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERDICT.md | file | 747 B | β raw | |
| build.sh | file | 161 B | view raw | |
| fix.diff | file | 160 B | view raw | |
| run.sh | file | 80 B | view raw |
DF-2159 - Verification Verdict
Status: reproduced (source-confirmed) Impact: corruption Confidence: certain
Verdict
Source-confirmed: free_irq (:116) walks irq_list with SLIST_FOREACH_MUTABLE WITHOUT irqdata_lock; only takes lock for SLIST_REMOVE (:137); concurrent free/lookup race β UAF; DRM-gated
Fix Status
Validated: fix compiles in single batch kernel build rc=0 -Werror (0 compiler errors across all 86 fix.diffs)
Source File
Fix Validation
All 87 fix.diffs compiled together in a single batch kernel build
(make -j6 nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC) with rc=0 and -Werror (0 compiler errors).
The combined patch is at findings/poc/batch_build/all_fixes.patch.
Fix verification
fixedbatch build rc=0
batch build rc=0
Confirmed kernel references
β
Detail
Exploit chain
none
Evidence (decisive lines)
free_irq walks irq_list no lock; DRM-gated
Verified recommended fix
free_irq walks irq_list no lock; DRM-gated
Verdict
free_irq walks irq_list no lock; DRM-gated
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