linux-kernel - [PATCH] scsi: Fix a use after free in st

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Date:   Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:46:36 -0800
From:   Lv Yunlong <lyl2019@...l.ustc.edu.cn>
To:     Kai.Makisara@...umbus.fi, jejb@...ux.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com
Cc:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Lv Yunlong <lyl2019@...l.ustc.edu.cn>
Subject: [PATCH] scsi: Fix a use after free in st_open

In st_open, if STp->in_use is true, STp will be freed by
scsi_tape_put(). However, STp is still used by DEBC_printk()
after. It is better to DEBC_printk() before scsi_tape_put().

Signed-off-by: Lv Yunlong <lyl2019@...l.ustc.edu.cn>
---
 drivers/scsi/st.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 841ad2fc369a..9ca536aae784 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -1269,8 +1269,8 @@ static int st_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	spin_lock(&st_use_lock);
 	if (STp->in_use) {
 		spin_unlock(&st_use_lock);
-		scsi_tape_put(STp);
 		DEBC_printk(STp, "Device already in use.\n");
+		scsi_tape_put(STp);
 		return (-EBUSY);
 	}
 
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