linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] USB: serial: xr: fix NULL-deref on disconnect

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Date:   Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:20:34 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: serial: xr: fix NULL-deref on disconnect

On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 11:08:26AM +0100, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Claiming the sibling control interface is a bit more involved and
> specifically requires adding support to USB-serial core for managing
> either interface being unbound first, something which could otherwise
> lead to a NULL-pointer dereference.
> 
> Similarly, additional infrastructure is also needed to handle suspend
> properly.
> 
> Since the driver currently isn't actually using the control interface,
> we can defer this for now by simply not claiming the control interface.
> 
> Fixes: c2d405aa86b4 ("USB: serial: add MaxLinear/Exar USB to Serial driver")
> Reported-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
> Cc: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>