linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix NULL pointer deference crash

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:32:06 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Hassan Shahbazi <h.shahbazi.git@...il.com>
Cc:     daniel.vetter@...ll.ch, jirislaby@...nel.org,
        yepeilin.cs@...il.com, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix NULL pointer deference crash

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 07:34:29PM +0300, Hassan Shahbazi wrote:
> The patch has fixed a NULL pointer deference crash in hiding the cursor. It 
> is verified by syzbot patch tester.
> 
> Reported by: syzbot
> https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=defb47bf56e1c14d5687280c7bb91ce7b608b94b
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hassan Shahbazi <h.shahbazi.git@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
> index 44a5cd2f54cc..ee252d1c43c6 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
> @@ -1333,8 +1333,9 @@ static void fbcon_cursor(struct vc_data *vc, int mode)
>  
>  	ops->cursor_flash = (mode == CM_ERASE) ? 0 : 1;
>  
> -	ops->cursor(vc, info, mode, get_color(vc, info, c, 1),
> -		    get_color(vc, info, c, 0));
> +	if (ops && ops->cursor)

As ops obviously is not NULL here (you just used it on the line above),
why are you checking it again?

And what makes curser be NULL here?  How can that happen?

Also your subject line can use some work, please make it reflect the
driver subsystem you are looking at.

thanks,

greg k-h