linux-kernel - Re: [v2] platform/x86: ISST: fix use-after-free in tpmi_sst_dev

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Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 07:15:50 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
 Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
 Harshit Mogalapalli <harshit.m.mogalapalli@...cle.com>,
 platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
 Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
 Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>, Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [v2] platform/x86: ISST: fix use-after-free in
 tpmi_sst_dev_remove()

>>>> …
>>>>> Fix this by reordering the kfree() post the dereference.
…
> The original wording of the commit message really is fine as is,
> I see no need for Harshit to send a new version and I plan to
> merge this as is.

Are there opportunities remaining to improve the discussed wording?

1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/post#Etymology_1

2. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reorder

3. Function call indication?
   https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.9.1/source/mm/slub.c#L4371

4. Rephrasing of “Fix this by …”?

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_pointer#Cause_of_dangling_pointers

6. https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/MEM30-C.+Do+not+access+freed+memory#MEM30C.Donotaccessfreedmemory-AutomatedDetection

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_sanitizer#KernelAddressSanitizer


Regards,
Markus