linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: n_gsm: fix missing assignment of gsm->receive() in gsmld_attach

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Message-ID: <YvM/oKdt/NPfOiXS@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:18:24 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Mazin Al Haddad <mazinalhaddad05@...il.com>
Cc:     jirislaby@...nel.org, daniel.starke@...mens.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        skhan@...uxfoundation.org, paskripkin@...il.com,
        syzbot+e3563f0c94e188366dbb@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: n_gsm: fix missing assignment of gsm->receive() in
 gsmld_attach_gsm()

On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 06:12:52AM +0300, Mazin Al Haddad wrote:
> Fixes a bug reported by syzbot.

I do not understand this sentence :(

> A null pointer dereference can
> happen when attempting to access the "gsm->receive()" function in
> gsmld_receive_buf(). Currently, the "gsm->receive()" function is only set
> after a call to the GSMIO_SETCONF ioctl. Since the gsmld_receive_buf()
> function can be accessed without the need to call the line discipline
> ioctl (GSMIO_SETCONF), the gsm->receive() function will not be set and a
> NULL pointer dereference will occur.
> 
> Fix this by setting the gsm->receive() function when the line discipline
> is being attached to the terminal device, inside gsmld_attach_gsm(). This
> will guarantee that the function is assigned and a call to TIOCSTI,
> which calls gsmld_receive_buf(), will not reference a null pointer.
> 
> Call Trace:
>  <TASK>
>  gsmld_receive_buf+0x1c2/0x2f0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:2861
>  tiocsti drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2293 [inline]
>  tty_ioctl+0xa75/0x15d0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2692
>  vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
>  __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline]
>  __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline]
>  __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:856
>  do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
>  do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
>  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
> 
> 
> Fixes: 01aecd917114 ("tty: n_gsm: fix tty registration before control channel open")
> Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+e3563f0c94e188366dbb@...kaller.appspotmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Mazin Al Haddad <mazinalhaddad05@...il.com>

What commit does this fix?

thanks,

greg k-h