MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c | 28 +++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
From: Marvin Haeuser <mhaeuser@outlook.de>
REF: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2293
Move the NULL check in FileHandleGetInfo() to directly after the
allocation to prevent potential NULL dereferences.
Cc: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Marvin Haeuser <mhaeuser@outlook.de>
---
MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c | 28 +++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c b/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c
index 96913c5c02b8..5dc893833a46 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c
+++ b/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c
@@ -68,19 +68,21 @@ FileHandleGetInfo (
// error is expected. getting size to allocate
//
FileInfo = AllocateZeroPool(FileInfoSize);
- //
- // now get the information
- //
- Status = FileHandle->GetInfo(FileHandle,
- &gEfiFileInfoGuid,
- &FileInfoSize,
- FileInfo);
- //
- // if we got an error free the memory and return NULL
- //
- if (EFI_ERROR(Status) && (FileInfo != NULL)) {
- FreePool(FileInfo);
- FileInfo = NULL;
+ if (FileInfo != NULL) {
+ //
+ // now get the information
+ //
+ Status = FileHandle->GetInfo(FileHandle,
+ &gEfiFileInfoGuid,
+ &FileInfoSize,
+ FileInfo);
+ //
+ // if we got an error free the memory and return NULL
+ //
+ if (EFI_ERROR(Status)) {
+ FreePool(FileInfo);
+ FileInfo = NULL;
+ }
}
}
return (FileInfo);
--
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Reviewed-by: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marvin Häuser [mailto:Marvin.Haeuser@outlook.com]
>Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2019 8:09 PM
>To: devel@edk2.groups.io
>Cc: vit9696@protonmail.com; Kinney, Michael D
><michael.d.kinney@intel.com>; Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com>
>Subject: [PATCH] MdePkg/UefiFileHandleLib: Fix potential NULL dereference
>
>From: Marvin Haeuser <mhaeuser@outlook.de>
>
>REF: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2293
>
>Move the NULL check in FileHandleGetInfo() to directly after the
>allocation to prevent potential NULL dereferences.
>
>Cc: Michael D Kinney <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
>Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
>Signed-off-by: Marvin Haeuser <mhaeuser@outlook.de>
>---
> MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c | 28 +++++++++++----
>-----
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c
>b/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c
>index 96913c5c02b8..5dc893833a46 100644
>--- a/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c
>+++ b/MdePkg/Library/UefiFileHandleLib/UefiFileHandleLib.c
>@@ -68,19 +68,21 @@ FileHandleGetInfo (
> // error is expected. getting size to allocate
>
> //
>
> FileInfo = AllocateZeroPool(FileInfoSize);
>
>- //
>
>- // now get the information
>
>- //
>
>- Status = FileHandle->GetInfo(FileHandle,
>
>- &gEfiFileInfoGuid,
>
>- &FileInfoSize,
>
>- FileInfo);
>
>- //
>
>- // if we got an error free the memory and return NULL
>
>- //
>
>- if (EFI_ERROR(Status) && (FileInfo != NULL)) {
>
>- FreePool(FileInfo);
>
>- FileInfo = NULL;
>
>+ if (FileInfo != NULL) {
>
>+ //
>
>+ // now get the information
>
>+ //
>
>+ Status = FileHandle->GetInfo(FileHandle,
>
>+ &gEfiFileInfoGuid,
>
>+ &FileInfoSize,
>
>+ FileInfo);
>
>+ //
>
>+ // if we got an error free the memory and return NULL
>
>+ //
>
>+ if (EFI_ERROR(Status)) {
>
>+ FreePool(FileInfo);
>
>+ FileInfo = NULL;
>
>+ }
>
> }
>
> }
>
> return (FileInfo);
>
>--
>2.23.0.windows.1
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