Re: [PATCH 1/1] usb: xhci: Check endpoint is valid before dereferencing it

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Dec 22 2022 - 00:57:26 EST


On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 02:46:30AM +0000, Jimmy Hu wrote:
> When the host controller is not responding, all URBs queued to all
> endpoints need to be killed. This can cause a kernel panic if we
> dereference an invalid endpoint.
>
> Fix this by using xhci_get_virt_ep() helper to find the endpoint and
> checking if the endpoint is valid before dereferencing it.
>
> [233311.853271] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.1.auto: xHCI host controller not responding, assume dead
> [233311.853393] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000e8
>
> [233311.853964] pc : xhci_hc_died+0x10c/0x270
> [233311.853971] lr : xhci_hc_died+0x1ac/0x270
>
> [233311.854077] Call trace:
> [233311.854085] xhci_hc_died+0x10c/0x270
> [233311.854093] xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog+0x100/0x1a4
> [233311.854105] call_timer_fn+0x50/0x2d4
> [233311.854112] expire_timers+0xac/0x2e4
> [233311.854118] run_timer_softirq+0x300/0xabc
> [233311.854127] __do_softirq+0x148/0x528
> [233311.854135] irq_exit+0x194/0x1a8
> [233311.854143] __handle_domain_irq+0x164/0x1d0
> [233311.854149] gic_handle_irq.22273+0x10c/0x188
> [233311.854156] el1_irq+0xfc/0x1a8
> [233311.854175] lpm_cpuidle_enter+0x25c/0x418 [msm_pm]
> [233311.854185] cpuidle_enter_state+0x1f0/0x764
> [233311.854194] do_idle+0x594/0x6ac
> [233311.854201] cpu_startup_entry+0x7c/0x80
> [233311.854209] secondary_start_kernel+0x170/0x198
>
> Signed-off-by: Jimmy Hu <hhhuuu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

What commit id does this fix? Should it also be cc: stable kernels? If
so, how far back?

thanks,

greg k-h