linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] farsync: fix invalid memory accesses in fst_add_one() and fst_init

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Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:38:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	khoroshilov@...ras.ru
Cc:	kevin.curtis@...site.co.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ldv-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] farsync: fix invalid memory accesses in
 fst_add_one() and fst_init_card()

From: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:43:01 -0400

> There are several issues in fst_add_one() and fst_init_card():
> - invalid pointer dereference at card->ports[card->nports - 1] if
>   register_hdlc_device() fails for the first port in fst_init_card();
> - fst_card_array overflow at fst_card_array[no_of_cards_added]
>   because there is no checks for array overflow;
> - use after free because pointer to deallocated card is left in fst_card_array
>   if something fails after fst_card_array[no_of_cards_added] = card;
> - several leaks on failure paths in fst_add_one().
> 
> The patch fixes all the issues and makes code more readable.
> 
> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>

Applied, thanks Alexey.
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