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SubjectRe: [PATCH] reset: Fix potential use-after-free in __of_reset_control_get()
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On Mon, 2018-10-08 at 15:12 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Philipp,
>
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 2:56 PM Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@pengutronix.de> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2018-10-08 at 13:14 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > Calling of_node_put() decreases the reference count of a device tree
> > > object, and may free some data.
> > >
> > > However, the of_phandle_args structure embedding it is passed to
> > > reset_controller_dev.of_xlate() after that, so it may still be accessed.
> > >
> > > Move the call to of_node_put() down to fix this.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/reset/core.c | 15 ++++++++-------
> > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/reset/core.c b/drivers/reset/core.c
> > > index 225e34c56b94a2e3..bc9df10d31b4bae1 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/reset/core.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/reset/core.c
> > > @@ -496,27 +496,28 @@ struct reset_control *__of_reset_control_get(struct device_node *node,
[...]
> > > /* reset_list_mutex also protects the rcdev's reset_control list */
> > > rstc = __reset_control_get_internal(rcdev, rstc_id, shared);
> > >
> > > +out:
> > > + of_node_put(args.np);
> > > mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
> >
> > Thank you for the patch. I'd like to move of_node_put after mutex_unlock
> > for symmetry. If you agree, I can switch the two when applying.
>
> No objection, thanks!

Applied to reset/next with that change.

regards
Philipp

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