linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] mfd: mc13xxx: Fix null pointer dereference in mc13xxx_common

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 2 Dec 2013 10:54:32 +0000
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@...l.ru>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>,
	Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] mfd: mc13xxx: Fix null pointer dereference in
 mc13xxx_common_init

On Sat, 30 Nov 2013, Alexander Shiyan wrote:

> If this driver being loaded from devicetree, the pdata is NULL.
> This cause kernel Oops when "fsl,mc13xxx-uses-codec" and/or
> "fsl,mc13xxx-uses-touch" properties is specified.

<snip>

The original code is pretty gross. This stuff shouldn't be identifying
_support_ in Device Tree, then dragging in configuration from platform
code.

Rather than patch it up with little plasters (band aids), can we fix
it properly please?

> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x0000000b
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@...l.ru>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
> index dbbf8ee..625633a 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/mc13xxx-core.c
> @@ -682,14 +682,14 @@ err_revision:
>  	if (mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_ADC)
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-adc");
>  
> -	if (mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_CODEC)
> +	if ((mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_CODEC) && pdata)
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, "%s-codec",
>  					pdata->codec, sizeof(*pdata->codec));
>  
>  	if (mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_RTC)
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-rtc");
>  
> -	if (mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_TOUCHSCREEN)
> +	if ((mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_TOUCHSCREEN) && pdata)
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, "%s-ts",
>  				&pdata->touch, sizeof(pdata->touch));
>  
> @@ -701,6 +701,10 @@ err_revision:
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice_pdata(mc13xxx, "%s-pwrbutton",
>  				pdata->buttons, sizeof(*pdata->buttons));
>  	} else {
> +		if (mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_CODEC)
> +			mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-codec");
> +		if (mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_TOUCHSCREEN)
> +			mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-ts");
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-regulator");
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-led");
>  		mc13xxx_add_subdevice(mc13xxx, "%s-pwrbutton");

-- 
Lee Jones
Linaro STMicroelectronics Landing Team Lead
Linaro.org │ Open source software for ARM SoCs
Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/