In case that CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is on and pty is used, races between
release_one_tty and flush_to_ldisc work threads may happen and lead
to use-after-free condition on tty->link->port. Because SLUB_DEBUG
is turned on, freed tty->link->port is filled with POISON_FREE value.
So far without SLUB_DEBUG, port was filled with zero and flush_to_ldisc
could return without a problem by checking if tty is NULL.
CPU 0 CPU 1
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release_tty pty_write
cancel_work_sync(tty) to = tty->link
tty_kref_put(tty->link) tty_schedule_flip(to->port)
<< workqueue >> ...
release_one_tty ...
pty_cleanup ...
kfree(tty->link->port) << workqueue >>
flush_to_ldisc
tty = READ_ONCE(port->itty)
tty is 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b
!!PANIC!! access tty->ldisc