# Re: RE: \[PATCH\] video/fbdev: Fix a double free in hvfb\_probe

- From: \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-03-24 10:26:07 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2021/03/6313606
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-hyperv/2021/03/6311784/t.md

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> -----原始邮件-----
> 发件人: "Michael Kelley" [ref]
> 发送时间: 2021-03-24 02:52:07 (星期三)
> 收件人: "Lv Yunlong" [ref], "KY Srinivasan" [ref], "Haiyang Zhang" [ref], "Stephen Hemminger" [ref], "wei.liu@kernel.org" [ref]
> 抄送: "linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org" [ref], "dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" [ref], "linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org" [ref], "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" [ref]
> 主题: RE: [PATCH] video/fbdev: Fix a double free in hvfb_probe
> 
> From: Lv Yunlong <redacted> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 12:34 AM
> > 
> > In function hvfb_probe in hyperv_fb.c, it calls hvfb_getmem(hdev, info)
> > and return err when info->apertures is freed.
> > 
> > In the error1 label of hvfb_probe, info->apertures will be freed twice
> > by framebuffer_release(info).
> > 
> > My patch sets info->apertures to NULL after it was freed to avoid
> > double free.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lv Yunlong <redacted>
> > ---
> >  drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
> > index c8b0ae676809..2fc9b507e73a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/hyperv_fb.c
> > @@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ static int hvfb_getmem(struct hv_device *hdev, struct fb_info
> > *info)
> >  		if (!pdev) {
> >  			pr_err("Unable to find PCI Hyper-V video\n");
> >  			kfree(info->apertures);
> > +			info->apertures = NULL;
> >  			return -ENODEV;
> >  		}
> > 
> > @@ -1130,6 +1131,7 @@ static int hvfb_getmem(struct hv_device *hdev, struct fb_info
> > *info)
> >  		pci_dev_put(pdev);
> >  	}
> >  	kfree(info->apertures);
> > +	info->apertures = NULL;
> > 
> >  	return 0;
> > 
> > @@ -1142,6 +1144,7 @@ static int hvfb_getmem(struct hv_device *hdev, struct fb_info
> > *info)
> >  	if (!gen2vm)
> >  		pci_dev_put(pdev);
> >  	kfree(info->apertures);
> > +	info->apertures = NULL;
> > 
> >  	return -ENOMEM;
> >  }
> > --
> > 2.25.1
> > 
> 
> While I think this works, a slightly better solution might be to remove
> all calls to kfree(info->apertures) in hvfb_getmem(),  and just let
> framebuffer_release() handle freeing the memory.  That's what is
> done in other drivers that follow the fbdev pattern, and it's less
> code overall.  
> 
> Michael

Ok, i agree with you. Remove all calls to kfree(info->apertures)
in hvfb_getmem() is a better solution.

I will subimt a PATCH v2 for you to review. Thanks.
```