[RFT] lan78xx: FIX use-after-free in lan78xx_write_reg

From: Arvind Yadav
Date: Wed Sep 27 2017 - 07:19:45 EST


We are not releasing 'buf' memory on failure or disconnect a device.

Adding 'u8 *buf' as part of 'lan78xx_net' structure to make proper
handle for 'buf'.
Now releasing 'buf' memory on failure. It's allocate first in
lan78xx_probe() and it should be freed last in lan78xx_disconnect().

Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index b99a7fb..e653982 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ struct lan78xx_net {
struct statstage stats;

struct irq_domain_data domain_data;
+ u8 *buf;
};

/* define external phy id */
@@ -3470,6 +3471,9 @@ static void lan78xx_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)

usb_scuttle_anchored_urbs(&dev->deferred);

+ kfree(dev->buf);
+ dev->buf = NULL;
+
lan78xx_unbind(dev, intf);

usb_kill_urb(dev->urb_intr);
@@ -3520,7 +3524,6 @@ static int lan78xx_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
int ret;
unsigned maxp;
unsigned period;
- u8 *buf = NULL;

udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
@@ -3588,16 +3591,15 @@ static int lan78xx_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
period = dev->ep_intr->desc.bInterval;

maxp = usb_maxpacket(dev->udev, dev->pipe_intr, 0);
- buf = kmalloc(maxp, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (buf) {
+ dev->buf = kmalloc(maxp, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (dev->buf) {
dev->urb_intr = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!dev->urb_intr) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
- kfree(buf);
goto out3;
} else {
usb_fill_int_urb(dev->urb_intr, dev->udev,
- dev->pipe_intr, buf, maxp,
+ dev->pipe_intr, dev->buf, maxp,
intr_complete, dev, period);
}
}
@@ -3626,6 +3628,8 @@ static int lan78xx_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
return 0;

out3:
+ kfree(dev->buf);
+ dev->buf = NULL;
lan78xx_unbind(dev, intf);
out2:
free_netdev(netdev);
--
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