linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: qce: fix uaf on qce_aead_register

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Date:   Fri, 5 Nov 2021 17:08:49 -0400
From:   Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@...aro.org>
To:     Chengfeng Ye <cyeaa@...nect.ust.hk>, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
        davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: qce: fix uaf on qce_aead_register_one



On 11/4/21 9:28 AM, Chengfeng Ye wrote:
> Pointer alg points to sub field of tmpl, it
> is dereferenced after tmpl is freed. Fix
> this by accessing alg before free tmpl.
> 
> Fixes: 9363efb4 ("crypto: qce - Add support for AEAD algorithms")
> Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <cyeaa@...nect.ust.hk>


Acked-by: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@...aro.org>

-- 
Warm Regards
Thara (She/Her/Hers)
> ---
>   drivers/crypto/qce/aead.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qce/aead.c b/drivers/crypto/qce/aead.c
> index 290e2446a2f3..97a530171f07 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/qce/aead.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/qce/aead.c
> @@ -802,8 +802,8 @@ static int qce_aead_register_one(const struct qce_aead_def *def, struct qce_devi
>   
>   	ret = crypto_register_aead(alg);
>   	if (ret) {
> -		kfree(tmpl);
>   		dev_err(qce->dev, "%s registration failed\n", alg->base.cra_name);
> +		kfree(tmpl);
>   		return ret;
>   	}
>   
>