[ Upstream commit 0fc044b2b5e2d05a1fa1fb0d7f270367a7855d79 ] dvb_unregister_device() is known that prone to use-after-free. That is, the cleanup from dvb_unregister_device() releases the dvb_device even if there are pointers stored in file->private_data still refer to it. This patch adds a reference counter into struct dvb_device and delays its deallocation until no pointer refers to the object. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20220807145952.10368-1-linma@zju.edu.cn Signed-off-by: Lin Ma <linma@zju.edu.cn> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Linux kernel ============ There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
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