linux-kernel - [PATCH] staging: gdm724x: gdm_mux: fix use-after-free on module unload

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Date:   Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:23:04 +0200
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>, Won Kang <wkang77@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: gdm724x: gdm_mux: fix use-after-free on module unload

Make sure to deregister the USB driver before releasing the tty driver
to avoid use-after-free in the USB disconnect callback where the tty
devices are deregistered.

Fixes: 61e121047645 ("staging: gdm7240: adding LTE USB driver")
Cc: stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>     # 3.12
Cc: Won Kang <wkang77@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c
index 400969170d1c..f03e43b1b5f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_mux.c
@@ -664,9 +664,8 @@ static int __init gdm_usb_mux_init(void)
 
 static void __exit gdm_usb_mux_exit(void)
 {
-	unregister_lte_tty_driver();
-
 	usb_deregister(&gdm_mux_driver);
+	unregister_lte_tty_driver();
 }
 
 module_init(gdm_usb_mux_init);
-- 
2.12.2