linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: ucsi: Fix NULL pointer dereference

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Date:   Wed, 6 Sep 2023 07:05:21 -0500
From:   Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Saranya Gopal <saranya.gopal@...el.com>,
        Rajaram Regupathy <rajaram.regupathy@...el.com>,
        Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>,
        Wayne Chang <waynec@...dia.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: ucsi: Fix NULL pointer dereference

On 9/6/2023 03:57, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 11:48:42AM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
>> Making sure the UCSI debugfs entry actually exists before
>> attempting to remove it.
>>
>> Fixes: df0383ffad64 ("usb: typec: ucsi: Add debugfs for ucsi commands")
>> Reported-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/700df3c4-2f6c-85f9-6c61-065bc5b2db3a@intel.com/
>> Suggested-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
>> Suggested-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>
>> Cc: Saranya Gopal <saranya.gopal@...el.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>

I could also reproduce it with 7733171926cc336ddf0c8f847eefaff569dbff86 
on two different laptops.

>> ---
>>   drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/debugfs.c | 3 +++
>>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/debugfs.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/debugfs.c
>> index 0c7bf88d4a7f..f67733cecfdf 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/debugfs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/debugfs.c
>> @@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ void ucsi_debugfs_register(struct ucsi *ucsi)
>>   
>>   void ucsi_debugfs_unregister(struct ucsi *ucsi)
>>   {
>> +	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ucsi) || !ucsi->debugfs)
>> +		return;
>> +
>>   	debugfs_remove_recursive(ucsi->debugfs->dentry);
> 
> Why are you saving the dentry at all?  Why not just have debugfs look it
> up when you want to remove it based on the filename?
> 
> Anyway, not a big deal here, just a comment.  I'll queue this up after
> -rc1 is out.

It might be worth sending before rc1 if it ends up being widespread.

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h