In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
regulator: core: Use different devices for resource allocation and DT lookup
Following by the below discussion, there's the potential UAF issue
between regulator and mfd.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221128143601.1698148-1-yangyingliang@huawei.com/
From the analysis of Yingliang
CPU A |CPU B
mt6370_probe() |
devm_mfd_add_devices() |
|mt6370_regulator_probe()
| regulator_register()
| //allocate init_data and add it to devres
| regulator_of_get_init_data()
i2c_unregister_device() |
device_del() |
devres_release_all() |
// init_data is freed |
release_nodes() |
| // using init_data causes UAF
| regulator_register()
It's common to use mfd core to create child device for the regulator.
In order to do the DT lookup for init data, the child that registered
the regulator would pass its parent as the parameter. And this causes
init data resource allocated to its parent, not itself. The issue happen
when parent device is going to release and regulator core is still doing
some operation of init data constraint for the regulator of child device.
To fix it, this patch expand 'regulator_register' API to use the
different devices for init data allocation and DT lookup.
regulator: core: Use different devices for resource allocation and DT lookup
Following by the below discussion, there's the potential UAF issue
between regulator and mfd.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221128143601.1698148-1-yangyingliang@huawei.com/
From the analysis of Yingliang
CPU A |CPU B
mt6370_probe() |
devm_mfd_add_devices() |
|mt6370_regulator_probe()
| regulator_register()
| //allocate init_data and add it to devres
| regulator_of_get_init_data()
i2c_unregister_device() |
device_del() |
devres_release_all() |
// init_data is freed |
release_nodes() |
| // using init_data causes UAF
| regulator_register()
It's common to use mfd core to create child device for the regulator.
In order to do the DT lookup for init data, the child that registered
the regulator would pass its parent as the parameter. And this causes
init data resource allocated to its parent, not itself. The issue happen
when parent device is going to release and regulator core is still doing
some operation of init data constraint for the regulator of child device.
To fix it, this patch expand 'regulator_register' API to use the
different devices for init data allocation and DT lookup.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: Use different devices for resource allocation and DT lookup Following by the below discussion, there's the potential UAF issue between regulator and mfd. https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221128143601.1698148-1-yangyingliang@huawei.com/ From the analysis of Yingliang CPU A |CPU B mt6370_probe() | devm_mfd_add_devices() | |mt6370_regulator_probe() | regulator_register() | //allocate init_data and add it to devres | regulator_of_get_init_data() i2c_unregister_device() | device_del() | devres_release_all() | // init_data is freed | release_nodes() | | // using init_data causes UAF | regulator_register() It's common to use mfd core to create child device for the regulator. In order to do the DT lookup for init data, the child that registered the regulator would pass its parent as the parameter. And this causes init data resource allocated to its parent, not itself. The issue happen when parent device is going to release and regulator core is still doing some operation of init data constraint for the regulator of child device. To fix it, this patch expand 'regulator_register' API to use the different devices for init data allocation and DT lookup. | |
| Title | regulator: core: Use different devices for resource allocation and DT lookup | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-08T01:16:29.407Z
Reserved: 2025-12-08T01:14:55.189Z
Link: CVE-2022-50616
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-08T02:15:47.330
Modified: 2025-12-08T02:15:47.330
Link: CVE-2022-50616
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