drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory
which can be NULL upon failure.
Fixes: d938a8cca88a ("ice: Auxbus devices & driver for E822 TS")
Cc: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@hotmail.com>
Suggested-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@kylinos.cn>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
index e9e59f4b5580..848e3e063e64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
@@ -2743,6 +2743,8 @@ static int ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ptp_aux_dev_%u_%u_clk%u",
pf->pdev->bus->number, PCI_SLOT(pf->pdev->devfn),
ice_get_ptp_src_clock_index(&pf->hw));
+ if (!name)
+ return -ENOMEM;
aux_driver->name = name;
aux_driver->shutdown = ice_ptp_auxbus_shutdown;
@@ -2989,6 +2991,8 @@ static int ice_ptp_create_auxbus_device(struct ice_pf *pf)
name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ptp_aux_dev_%u_%u_clk%u",
pf->pdev->bus->number, PCI_SLOT(pf->pdev->devfn),
ice_get_ptp_src_clock_index(&pf->hw));
+ if (!name)
+ return -ENOMEM;
aux_dev->name = name;
aux_dev->id = id;
--
2.39.2
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf Of Kunwu Chan
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 8:10 AM
> To: Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>; Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>; davem@davemloft.net; edumazet@google.com; kuba@kernel.org; pabeni@redhat.com; richardcochran@gmail.com; Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
> Cc: Michalik, Michal <michal.michalik@intel.com>; Kunwu Chan <chentao@kylinos.cn>; Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@hotmail.com>; netdev@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Kolacinski, Karol <karol.kolacinski@intel.com>; intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org; Kitszel, Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2 iwl-next] ice: Fix some null pointer dereference issues in ice_ptp.c
>
> devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory
> which can be NULL upon failure.
>
> Fixes: d938a8cca88a ("ice: Auxbus devices & driver for E822 TS")
> Cc: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@hotmail.com>
> Suggested-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@kylinos.cn>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
Tested-by: Pucha Himasekhar Reddy <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@intel.com> (A Contingent worker at Intel)
On 12/12/23 03:40, Kunwu Chan wrote:
> devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory
> which can be NULL upon failure.
>
> Fixes: d938a8cca88a ("ice: Auxbus devices & driver for E822 TS")
> Cc: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@hotmail.com>
> Suggested-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
You found the bug (or some some static analysis tool in that case);
there is no need to add Suggested-by for every person that suggests
something during review - the tag is for "person/s that suggested
making such change in the repo".
Subject line would be better if less generic, eg:
ice: avoid null deref of ptp auxbus name
> Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@kylinos.cn>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> index e9e59f4b5580..848e3e063e64 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> @@ -2743,6 +2743,8 @@ static int ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
> name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ptp_aux_dev_%u_%u_clk%u",
> pf->pdev->bus->number, PCI_SLOT(pf->pdev->devfn),
> ice_get_ptp_src_clock_index(&pf->hw));
> + if (!name)
> + return -ENOMEM;
>
> aux_driver->name = name;
> aux_driver->shutdown = ice_ptp_auxbus_shutdown;
> @@ -2989,6 +2991,8 @@ static int ice_ptp_create_auxbus_device(struct ice_pf *pf)
> name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ptp_aux_dev_%u_%u_clk%u",
> pf->pdev->bus->number, PCI_SLOT(pf->pdev->devfn),
> ice_get_ptp_src_clock_index(&pf->hw));
> + if (!name)
> + return -ENOMEM;
>
> aux_dev->name = name;
> aux_dev->id = id;
Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
Regarding iwl-next vs iwl-net: this bug is really unlikely to manifest,
as we take care of both earlier and future mem allocs for ptp auxbus,
and auxiliary_device_init() checks for null name, so no big deal,
so: -next is fine
On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 10:49:10AM +0100, Przemek Kitszel wrote:
> On 12/12/23 03:40, Kunwu Chan wrote:
> > devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory
> > which can be NULL upon failure.
> >
> > Fixes: d938a8cca88a ("ice: Auxbus devices & driver for E822 TS")
> > Cc: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@hotmail.com>
> > Suggested-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
>
> You found the bug (or some some static analysis tool in that case);
> there is no need to add Suggested-by for every person that suggests
> something during review - the tag is for "person/s that suggested
> making such change in the repo".
>
> Subject line would be better if less generic, eg:
> ice: avoid null deref of ptp auxbus name
>
> > Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@kylinos.cn>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> > index e9e59f4b5580..848e3e063e64 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
> > @@ -2743,6 +2743,8 @@ static int ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
> > name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ptp_aux_dev_%u_%u_clk%u",
> > pf->pdev->bus->number, PCI_SLOT(pf->pdev->devfn),
> > ice_get_ptp_src_clock_index(&pf->hw));
> > + if (!name)
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> > aux_driver->name = name;
> > aux_driver->shutdown = ice_ptp_auxbus_shutdown;
> > @@ -2989,6 +2991,8 @@ static int ice_ptp_create_auxbus_device(struct ice_pf *pf)
> > name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ptp_aux_dev_%u_%u_clk%u",
> > pf->pdev->bus->number, PCI_SLOT(pf->pdev->devfn),
> > ice_get_ptp_src_clock_index(&pf->hw));
> > + if (!name)
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> > aux_dev->name = name;
> > aux_dev->id = id;
>
> Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com>
>
> Regarding iwl-next vs iwl-net: this bug is really unlikely to manifest,
> as we take care of both earlier and future mem allocs for ptp auxbus,
> and auxiliary_device_init() checks for null name, so no big deal,
> so: -next is fine
Thanks. FWIIW, this looks good to me too.
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
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