linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/6] uwb: hwa-rc: fix NULL-deref at probe

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Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:47:52 +0100
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@...el.com>,
        David Vrabel <david.vrabel@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] uwb: hwa-rc: fix NULL-deref at probe

Make sure to check the number of endpoints to avoid dereferencing a
NULL-pointer should a malicious device lack endpoints.

Note that the dereference happens in the start callback which is called
during probe.

Fixes: de520b8bd552 ("uwb: add HWA radio controller driver")
Cc: stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>     # 2.6.28
Cc: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@...el.com>
Cc: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@....com>
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/uwb/hwa-rc.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/uwb/hwa-rc.c b/drivers/uwb/hwa-rc.c
index 0aa6c3c29d17..35a1e777b449 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/hwa-rc.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/hwa-rc.c
@@ -823,6 +823,9 @@ static int hwarc_probe(struct usb_interface *iface,
 	struct hwarc *hwarc;
 	struct device *dev = &iface->dev;
 
+	if (iface->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints < 1)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	result = -ENOMEM;
 	uwb_rc = uwb_rc_alloc();
 	if (uwb_rc == NULL) {
-- 
2.12.0