linux-kernel - [PATCH v3] usb: typec: tcpm: Add IS_ERR_OR

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Date:   Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:30:51 +0000
From:   Jimmy Hu <hhhuuu@...gle.com>
To:     linux@...ck-us.net, heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     kyletso@...gle.com, badhri@...gle.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jimmy Hu <hhhuuu@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3] usb: typec: tcpm: Add IS_ERR_OR_NULL check for port->partner

port->partner may be an error or NULL. This will cause a NULL pointer
dereference as below.

[91222.095236][  T319] typec port0: failed to register partner (-17)
...
[91225.061491][  T319] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
at virtual address 000000000000039f
[91225.274642][  T319] pc : tcpm_pd_data_request+0x310/0x13fc
[91225.274646][  T319] lr : tcpm_pd_data_request+0x298/0x13fc
[91225.308067][  T319] Call trace:
[91225.308070][  T319]  tcpm_pd_data_request+0x310/0x13fc
[91225.308073][  T319]  tcpm_pd_rx_handler+0x100/0x9e8
[91225.355900][  T319]  kthread_worker_fn+0x178/0x58c
[91225.355902][  T319]  kthread+0x150/0x200
[91225.355905][  T319]  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30

Add a check for port->partner to avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer.

Fixes: 5e1d4c49fbc8 ("usb: typec: tcpm: Determine common SVDM Version")
Signed-off-by: Jimmy Hu <hhhuuu@...gle.com>
---
 drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
index 5639b9a1e0bf..ca9b1f3a38bc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
@@ -1625,6 +1625,9 @@ static int tcpm_pd_svdm(struct tcpm_port *port, struct typec_altmode *adev,
 			if (PD_VDO_VID(p[0]) != USB_SID_PD)
 				break;
 
+			if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(port->partner))
+				break;
+
 			if (PD_VDO_SVDM_VER(p[0]) < svdm_version) {
 				typec_partner_set_svdm_version(port->partner,
 							       PD_VDO_SVDM_VER(p[0]));
-- 
2.41.0.694.ge786442a9b-goog