linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] clk: zynq: Prevent null pointer dereference caused by kmalloc failure

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Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2024 09:46:15 +0100
From: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>
To: Duoming Zhou <duoming@....edu.cn>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
 mturquette@...libre.com, sboyd@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] clk: zynq: Prevent null pointer dereference caused by
 kmalloc failure



On 3/1/24 09:44, Duoming Zhou wrote:
> The kmalloc() in zynq_clk_setup() will return null if the
> physical memory has run out. As a result, if we use snprintf()
> to write data to the null address, the null pointer dereference
> bug will happen.
> 
> This patch uses a stack variable to replace the kmalloc().
> 
> Fixes: 0ee52b157b8e ("clk: zynq: Add clock controller driver")
> Suggested-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>
> Suggested-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@....edu.cn>
> ---
>   drivers/clk/zynq/clkc.c | 8 +++-----
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/zynq/clkc.c b/drivers/clk/zynq/clkc.c
> index 7bdeaff2bfd..c28d3dacf0f 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/zynq/clkc.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/zynq/clkc.c
> @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static void __iomem *zynq_clkc_base;
>   #define SLCR_SWDT_CLK_SEL		(zynq_clkc_base + 0x204)
>   
>   #define NUM_MIO_PINS	54
> +#define CLK_NAME_LEN	16
>   
>   #define DBG_CLK_CTRL_CLKACT_TRC		BIT(0)
>   #define DBG_CLK_CTRL_CPU_1XCLKACT	BIT(1)
> @@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ static void __init zynq_clk_setup(struct device_node *np)
>   	int i;
>   	u32 tmp;
>   	int ret;
> -	char *clk_name;
> +	char clk_name[CLK_NAME_LEN];
>   	unsigned int fclk_enable = 0;
>   	const char *clk_output_name[clk_max];
>   	const char *cpu_parents[4];
> @@ -426,12 +427,10 @@ static void __init zynq_clk_setup(struct device_node *np)
>   			"gem1_emio_mux", CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT,
>   			SLCR_GEM1_CLK_CTRL, 0, 0, &gem1clk_lock);
>   
> -	tmp = strlen("mio_clk_00x");
> -	clk_name = kmalloc(tmp, GFP_KERNEL);
>   	for (i = 0; i < NUM_MIO_PINS; i++) {
>   		int idx;
>   
> -		snprintf(clk_name, tmp, "mio_clk_%2.2d", i);
> +		snprintf(clk_name, CLK_NAME_LEN, "mio_clk_%2.2d", i);
>   		idx = of_property_match_string(np, "clock-names", clk_name);
>   		if (idx >= 0)
>   			can_mio_mux_parents[i] = of_clk_get_parent_name(np,
> @@ -439,7 +438,6 @@ static void __init zynq_clk_setup(struct device_node *np)
>   		else
>   			can_mio_mux_parents[i] = dummy_nm;
>   	}
> -	kfree(clk_name);
>   	clk_register_mux(NULL, "can_mux", periph_parents, 4,
>   			CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT, SLCR_CAN_CLK_CTRL, 4, 2, 0,
>   			&canclk_lock);

Acked-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>

Thanks,
Michal