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SubjectRe: [PATCH] rtl8187: fix use after free on failure path in rtl8187_init_urbs()
On 01.09.2013 10:51, Hin-Tak Leung wrote:
> ------------------------------
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 22:18 BST Alexey Khoroshilov wrote:
>
>> In case of __dev_alloc_skb() failure rtl8187_init_urbs()
>> calls usb_free_urb(entry) where 'entry' can points to urb
>> allocated at the previous iteration. That means refcnt will be
>> decremented incorrectly and the urb can be used after memory
>> deallocation.
>>
>> The patch fixes the issue and implements error handling of init_urbs
>> in rtl8187_start().
>>
>> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@ispras.ru>
>> ---
>> drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
>> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
>> index f49220e..e83d53c 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
>> @@ -438,17 +438,16 @@ static int rtl8187_init_urbs(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
>> skb_queue_tail(&priv->rx_queue, skb);
>> usb_anchor_urb(entry, &priv->anchored);
>> ret = usb_submit_urb(entry, GFP_KERNEL);
>> + usb_free_urb(entry);
>> if (ret) {
>> skb_unlink(skb, &priv->rx_queue);
>> usb_unanchor_urb(entry);
>> goto err;
>> }
>> - usb_free_urb(entry);
>> }
>> return ret;
>>
>> err:
>> - usb_free_urb(entry);
>> kfree_skb(skb);
>> usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&priv->anchored);
>> return ret;
> This part looks wrong - you free_urb(entry) then unanchor_urb(entry).
I do not see any problems here.
usb_free_urb() just decrements refcnt of the urb.
While usb_anchor_urb() and usb_unanchor_urb() increment and decrement it
as well.
So actual memory deallocation will happen in usb_unanchor_urb().

>
>> @@ -956,8 +955,12 @@ static int rtl8187_start(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
>> (RETRY_COUNT < 8 /* short retry limit */) |
>> (RETRY_COUNT < 0 /* long retry limit */) |
>> (7 < 21 /* MAX TX DMA */));
>> - rtl8187_init_urbs(dev);
>> - rtl8187b_init_status_urb(dev);
>> + ret = rtl8187_init_urbs(dev);
>> + if (ret)
>> + goto rtl8187_start_exit;
>> + ret = rtl8187b_init_status_urb(dev);
>> + if (ret)
>> + usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&priv->anchored);
>> goto rtl8187_start_exit;
>> }
>>
>> @@ -966,7 +969,9 @@ static int rtl8187_start(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
>> rtl818x_iowrite32(priv, &priv->map->MAR[0], ~0);
>> rtl818x_iowrite32(priv, &priv->map->MAR[1], ~0);
>>
>> - rtl8187_init_urbs(dev);
>> + ret = rtl8187_init_urbs(dev);
>> + if (ret)
>> + goto rtl8187_start_exit;
>>
>> reg = RTL818X_RX_CONF_ONLYERLPKT |
>> RTL818X_RX_CONF_RX_AUTORESETPHY |
>> --
>> 1.8.1.2
>>
>
>



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