[PATCH] rtw88: check for validity before using pointer

Subsystems: realtek wireless driver (rtw88), the rest

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2 messages, 2 authors, 2021-12-24 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH] rtw88: check for validity before using pointer

From: Muhammad Usama Anjum <hidden>
Date: 2021-12-23 17:51:30

ieee80211_probereq_get() can return NULL. Pointer skb should be checked
for validty before use.

Fixes: 10d162b2ed39 ("rtw88: 8822c: add ieee80211_ops::hw_scan")
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
index 2f7c036f9022..0fc05a810d05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,8 @@ static int rtw_hw_scan_update_probe_req(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev,
 					     req->ssids[i].ssid,
 					     req->ssids[i].ssid_len,
 					     req->ie_len);
+		if (!skb)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		rtw_append_probe_req_ie(rtwdev, skb, &list, rtwvif);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
-- 
2.30.2

RE: [PATCH] rtw88: check for validity before using pointer

From: Pkshih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Date: 2021-12-24 00:29:00

quoted hunk
-----Original Message-----
From: Muhammad Usama Anjum <redacted>
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2021 1:51 AM
To: Yan-Hsuan Chuang <redacted>; Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>; David S. Miller
[off-list ref]; Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]; Pkshih [off-list ref]; Bernie Huang
[off-list ref]; open list:REALTEK WIRELESS DRIVER (rtw88) [off-list ref]; open
list:NETWORKING DRIVERS [off-list ref]; open list [off-list ref]
Cc: usama.anjum@collabora.com; kernel@collabora.com
Subject: [PATCH] rtw88: check for validity before using pointer

ieee80211_probereq_get() can return NULL. Pointer skb should be checked
for validty before use.

Fixes: 10d162b2ed39 ("rtw88: 8822c: add ieee80211_ops::hw_scan")
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
index 2f7c036f9022..0fc05a810d05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,8 @@ static int rtw_hw_scan_update_probe_req(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev,
 					     req->ssids[i].ssid,
 					     req->ssids[i].ssid_len,
 					     req->ie_len);
+		if (!skb)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		rtw_append_probe_req_ie(rtwdev, skb, &list, rtwvif);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
Without properly freeing skb(s) in list, it leads memory leak.
We need something below to free them:

	if (!skb)
		goto out;

	[...]

out:
	skb_queue_walk(&list, skb)
		kfree_skb(skb);

	return -ENOMEM;

So, NACK this patch.

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