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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] usb: typec: tcpm: Check for port partner validity before consuming it
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 08:28:12PM +0000, Badhri Jagan Sridharan wrote:
> typec_register_partner() does not guarantee partner registration
> to always succeed. In the event of failure, port->partner is set
> to the error value or NULL. Given that port->partner validity is
> not checked, this results in the following crash:
>
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address xx
> pc : run_state_machine+0x1bc8/0x1c08
> lr : run_state_machine+0x1b90/0x1c08
> ..
> Call trace:
> run_state_machine+0x1bc8/0x1c08
> tcpm_state_machine_work+0x94/0xe4
> kthread_worker_fn+0x118/0x328
> kthread+0x1d0/0x23c
> ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
>
> To prevent the crash, check for port->partner validity before
> derefencing it in all the call sites.
>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: c97cd0b4b54e ("usb: typec: tcpm: set initial svdm version based on pd revision")
> Signed-off-by: Badhri Jagan Sridharan <badhri@google.com>
> ---
> drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org>


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With best wishes
Dmitry

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