linux-kernel - [PATCH] fs: smb: client: Reset password pointer to NULL

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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:43:57 +0800
From: Fullway Wang <fullwaywang@...look.com>
To: sfrench@...ba.org,
	pc@...guebit.com,
	lsahlber@...hat.com,
	sprasad@...rosoft.com
Cc: linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	fullwaywang@...cent.com,
	Fullway Wang <fullwaywang@...look.com>
Subject: [PATCH] fs: smb: client: Reset password pointer to NULL

ctx->password was freed but not reset to NULL, which may lead to double
free and secrets leak issues.

This is similar to CVE-2023-5345, which was fixed in commit e6e43b8.

Signed-off-by: Fullway Wang <fullwaywang@...look.com>
---
 fs/smb/client/connect.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 3052a208c6ca..fb96a234b9b1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -4028,6 +4028,7 @@ cifs_construct_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, kuid_t fsuid)
 out:
 	kfree(ctx->username);
 	kfree_sensitive(ctx->password);
+	ctx->password = NULL;
 	kfree(ctx);
 
 	return tcon;
-- 
2.39.3 (Apple Git-145)