[PATCH 2/2] driver: uio: fix possible use-after-free in __uio_register_device

From: Liu Jian
Date: Mon Jan 07 2019 - 22:01:12 EST


From: liujian <liujian56@xxxxxxxxxx>

In uio_dev_add_attributes() error handing case, idev is used after
device_unregister(), in which 'idev' has been released, touch idev cause
use-after-free.

Fixes: a93e7b331568 ("uio: Prevent device destruction while fds are
open")

Signed-off-by: Liu Jian <liujian56@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Hamish Martin <hamish.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/uio/uio.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index 7280552..be2a943 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ int __uio_register_device(struct module *owner,
return ret;
}

+ device_initialize(&idev->dev);
idev->dev.devt = MKDEV(uio_major, idev->minor);
idev->dev.class = &uio_class;
idev->dev.parent = parent;
@@ -955,7 +956,7 @@ int __uio_register_device(struct module *owner,
if (ret)
goto err_device_create;

- ret = device_register(&idev->dev);
+ ret = device_add(&idev->dev);
if (ret)
goto err_device_create;

@@ -987,9 +988,10 @@ int __uio_register_device(struct module *owner,
err_request_irq:
uio_dev_del_attributes(idev);
err_uio_dev_add_attributes:
- device_unregister(&idev->dev);
+ device_del(&idev->dev);
err_device_create:
uio_free_minor(idev);
+ put_device(&idev->dev);
return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__uio_register_device);
--
2.7.4