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Input: cyttsp4_core - change del_timer_sync() to timer_shutdown_sync()

The watchdog_timer can schedule tx_timeout_task and watchdog_work
can also arm watchdog_timer. The process is shown below:

----------- timer schedules work ------------
cyttsp4_watchdog_timer() //timer handler
schedule_work(&cd->watchdog_work)

----------- work arms timer ------------
cyttsp4_watchdog_work() //workqueue callback function
cyttsp4_start_wd_timer()
mod_timer(&cd->watchdog_timer, ...)

Although del_timer_sync() and cancel_work_sync() are called in
cyttsp4_remove(), the timer and workqueue could still be rearmed.
As a result, the possible use after free bugs could happen. The
process is shown below:

(cleanup routine) | (timer and workqueue routine)
cyttsp4_remove() | cyttsp4_watchdog_timer() //timer
cyttsp4_stop_wd_timer() | schedule_work()
del_timer_sync() |
| cyttsp4_watchdog_work() //worker
| cyttsp4_start_wd_timer()
| mod_timer()
cancel_work_sync() |
| cyttsp4_watchdog_timer() //timer
| schedule_work()
del_timer_sync() |
kfree(cd) //FREE |
| cyttsp4_watchdog_work() // reschedule!
| cd-> //USE

This patch changes del_timer_sync() to timer_shutdown_sync(),
which could prevent rearming of the timer from the workqueue.

Fixes: 17fb1563d69b ("Input: cyttsp4 - add core driver for Cypress TMA4XX touchscreen devices")
Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@zju.edu.cn>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230421082919.8471-1-duoming@zju.edu.cn
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>

authored by

Duoming Zhou and committed by
Dmitry Torokhov
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drivers/input/touchscreen/cyttsp4_core.c
··· 1263 1263 * Ensure we wait until the watchdog timer 1264 1264 * running on a different CPU finishes 1265 1265 */ 1266 - del_timer_sync(&cd->watchdog_timer); 1266 + timer_shutdown_sync(&cd->watchdog_timer); 1267 1267 cancel_work_sync(&cd->watchdog_work); 1268 - del_timer_sync(&cd->watchdog_timer); 1269 1268 } 1270 1269 1271 1270 static void cyttsp4_watchdog_timer(struct timer_list *t)