linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: elants_i2c - Fix NULL dereference at probing

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:   Thu, 27 May 2021 08:20:25 +0200
From:   Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: elants_i2c - Fix NULL dereference at probing

On Wed, 26 May 2021 22:19:51 +0200,
Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> 
> Hi Takashi,
> 
> On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 09:43:01PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > The recent change in elants_i2c driver to support more chips
> > introduced a regression leading to Oops at probing.  The driver reads
> > id->driver_data, but the id may be NULL depending on the device type
> > the driver gets bound.
> > 
> > Add a NULL check and falls back to the default EKTH3500.
> 
> Thank you for the patch. I think my preference would be to switch to
> device_get_match_data() and annotate the rest of the match tables with
> proper controller types.

OK, that sounds feasible.  Shall I submit a revised patch?


Takashi