linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] USB: serial: console: fix use-after-free on disconnect

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2017 13:10:34 +0200
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>
Cc:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] USB: serial: console: fix use-after-free on
 disconnect

On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 01:05:30PM +0200, Andrey Konovalov wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org> wrote:
> > A clean-up patch removing removing two redundant NULL-checks from the
> > console disconnect handler inadvertently also removed a third check.
> > This could lead to the struct usb_serial being prematurely freed by the
> > console code when a driver accepts but does not register any ports for
> > an interface which also lacks endpoint descriptors.
> >
> > Fixes: 0e517c93dc02 ("USB: serial: console: clean up sanity checks")
> > Cc: stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>     # 4.11
> > Reported-by: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>
> 
> Tested-by: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>
> 
> This fixes the crash.

I just forwarded this one in a pull-request to Greg, but thanks for
testing nonetheless.

Johan