linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe

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Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 06:42:45 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>, Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
Cc:     linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe

On 03/13/2017 05:49 AM, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Make sure to check the number of endpoints to avoid dereferencing a
> NULL-pointer should a malicious device lack endpoints.
>

Is this theory or was it actually observed ?

Thanks,
Guenter

> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> Cc: stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
> index 99ebf6ea3de6..5615f4013924 100644
> --- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
> +++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
> @@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ static int usb_pcwd_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  	}
>
> +	if (iface_desc->desc.bNumEndpoints < 1)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	/* check out the endpoint: it has to be Interrupt & IN */
>  	endpoint = &iface_desc->endpoint[0].desc;
>
>